# Child's Play Creche, Galway — inspection reports and findings

> Child's Play Creche (Galway, Co. Galway): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Child's Play Creche

Sessional · 0 - 6 Years · Galway, Galway · Tusla ID **TU2015GY064** · Registered since 1 January 2026

An inspection records what inspectors saw **on one day**; services respond with corrective actions — [how to read this](/methodology.md).

#### Inspection of 7 October 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 11 — Staffing levels

- (1) During the period of inspection when 3 staff members were taking their lunch break and children in the playschool room were asleep, there were inadequate numbers of adults working and supervising the pre- school children in the upstairs playrooms and may pose a risk to the children. At times, between 12:00 and 13:00 on the day of inspection, 3 staff members were observed to take their breaks and during this time 2 staff members were observed caring for 21 children attending the Montessori room, which included 5 children from the playschool room. Three children (aged 2 to 3) were asleep in a nearby playroom. The staff in the Montessori room also carried out the sleep checks on the children sleeping in the playschool room. There were 9 children aged between 2 and 3 years of age and there were 12 children aged between 3 and 6 years of age. The required number of adults to care for the number of children was 3 staff members. See table below: Number of children present. Age range of children. Required Adult/child Ratio. Number of staff present Required number of staff required. 3 children asleep and 18 children playing. 2 to 3 years 3 and 6 years 1 to 6 for 2 to 3yrs. 1 to 8 for 3 to 6yrs 21 children in total 9 children 12 children 2 staff members 3 staff members

- The registered provider stated the following in their reply: Corrective and Preventive Action 1. We have reviewed the breaks and lunches and have staggered the times to ensure that we adhere to adult to child ratios as outlined in the regulations. We are in the process of recruiting an extra staff member to cover break times and staff leave. Summary Comment The Inspector reviewed the actions submitted and the noncompliance identified under regulation 9 have been adequately addressed

##### Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child

- Outlined below are two examples, where staff did not implement the positive behaviour management of the service and this have a negative impact of the behaviour of the children attending this room. 1. In the Montessori room, the staff used a behaviour tracker to account of an individual’s child’s behaviour. The poster was displayed on a notice board with the child’s name and picture and outlined 6 responsibilities that the child must undertake which ranged from playing nicely to following the routine. If the child achieved the desired result, they received a ✓ and if not, they got a x each day. On the Friday they either received a ✓ or a x. Three large x’s were displayed on the poster. 2. There was also a behaviour tracker for the whole class in relation to activities during the day. Morning time, outside time, dinner time and outside time. The children’s behaviour was rated by 3 coloured faces, a red sad face, an orange face and a green happy face. If the staff gave 3 green happy faces during the day, the class got awarded a star and when 30 stars were collected, they got a toy for the playroom. On the day of inspection, the children were awarded 1 green face, 1 orange face and 1 red face. This practice is at variance with promoting positive behaviour management, praising children and acknowledging their positive actions as was outlined in the service’s behaviour management policy

- The registered provider stated the following in their reply: Corrective and Preventive Action 1, 2 Management had a meeting with all staff to reinforce the importance of positive behaviour strategies. The behaviour tracker was removed and management will review all of the activities taking part in the classrooms in future. Summary Comment The Inspector reviewed the actions submitted and the non-compliance identified under regulation 19 have been adequately addressed

##### Regulation 20 — Facilities for rest and play

- 1. There was no soft seating or an area for the children attending the playschool upstairs to sit and relax during the day. The staff informed the early years inspector that they sit directly on the timber floor, if they are listening to a story or reading a book. This impacted on the children attending this room as they children did not have a comfortable place to sit on or an area opt of an activity. 2. There was a poor selection of puzzles and jigsaws available to the children attending the Montessori room. There were 15 peg boards available to the children, but there weren’t enough puzzles available to the children that had mastered theses puzzles and needed a new challenge. Four jigsaws were all stored together in a plastic bag. There were no photographs of the completed jigsaws to help the children complete the task. This could have an impact on the children as the limited and varied number and type of jigsaws, may not suit the current and new skill levels of the children. The points below outlined areas where the learning and the development needs of the children were not accommodated and may have an impact on the children attending these playrooms : 3. There was a large dolls house in the playschool room that was void of any furniture or dolls, it contained a plastic box of puppets and a basket of odd toys which were not linked to the playhouse. 4. The interest area provided for larger dolls play in the playschool room and in the Montessori were poorly stocked. In the playschool room the space contained at least 6 unclothed dolls and were all just placed on top of each other on a small cot. In the Montessori room the dolls were stored in a large plastic box that was stored under a shelfing unit. There were no accessories or equipment to support the children while they played with the dolls. 5. The dress up costumes in the Montessori room were stored in large box, there were poorly presented, many were stored inside out and were in poor condition. The costumes were not presented in a manner that would encourage the children to use them for pretend play

- The registered Provider stated the following in their reply: Corrective and Preventive Action 1 to 5. Soft seating and cushions are now in place in the playrooms and the children’s comfort is our priority. The staff were made aware that if they require any equipment to inform management. The lay out of the playrooms will be monitored going forward by the management to ensure it is up to standard and suitable for each age group

##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

- Safe Sleep: (1) The temperature of the sleep room that were recorded for sleep children in the baby sleep rooms were inaccurate. At 13.34, a temperature of 26.3°C was recorded on the electronic application used to record sleep checks. When a staff member was asked how this temperature was recorded, they were unable to demonstrate how this temperature was recorded. The manager explained that the application used by the service automatically stated a temperature and the staff member is required to record the actual temperature when they carry the 10-minute physical checks. There was no thermometer in the sleep room to accurately record the temperature of the sleep room and this posed a risk to the sleeping children . Action submitted by the Registered Provider The registered provider stated the following in their reply:

- Safe Sleep: New thermometers have been purchased. The staff and management are now trained in how to use them and have been trained in how to accurately record the correct temperature. This will be monitored by management on a regular basis

##### Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures

- (1)(b) The registered provider did not have a record on file and available for inspection of the maintenance record of when the fire alarm system was last serviced. This posed a fire safety risk to the adults and children attending the service

- The registered provider stated the following in their report: Corrective and Preventive Action Fire alarm system and maintenance report has been carried out. The fire alarm system was recently serviced and the maintenance record is now on display. The maintenance company will carry out regular scheduled checks in the future

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 25.

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Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11