Inspection of 4 November 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 29 — Premises
- (c) Room occupancy temperature of 18 to 22 degrees Celsius was not maintained in the children’s and staff sanitary accommodation. At 11:00 the temperature of the children’s sanitary accommodation was recorded at 15.3 degrees Celsius. It is acknowledged that upon the request of the inspector the person in charge took a corrective action and turned the electric radiator on in the children’s sanitary accommodation. At 12:00 the temperature of the sanitary accommodation was recorded at 16.6 degrees Celsius
Provider's corrective action:
- Additional electric blow heaters are kept on in the sanitary accommodation throughout the day. Management had a plumber on site to cost the work needed to bring the oil heating to this area. All of the above works are pending the cost and the availability of grants for the completion of this work. Management have been in contact with the Enterprise Centre, Westmeath County Childcare Committee and the Minister for Enterprise, Tourism and Employment in relation to available funding and as soon as management have funding the works will be completed. When all works are completed the issue will be resolved
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 20, 23, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28, 33.