Inspection of 3 March 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (2)(a)(b) Documentary evidence was not available to confirm that 5 out of 6 written references available had been validated
Provider's corrective action:
- All references have now been validated Staff manager will ensure these are validated going forward
Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (i) Documentary evidence of a weekly staff roster was not available for inspection. It is acknowledged that the staff present had signed in for the day of the inspection, however the departure times of 12.00pm for the 3 staff present were also prepopulated when the inspector reviewed the record at 11.00am
Provider's corrective action:
- Daily staff rota is now displayed for the week. Staff only sign out when day has ended. Manager will ensure staff rota is on display each week and will only sign staff out when the day is ended
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- The Inspectorate is not assured that adequate steps have been taken to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the pre-school children attending the service based on the following observations made during the inspection: General Safety: 1. Garda vetting was available for all 3 staff members. However, the 3 vetting disclosures were not dated within the previous three years in adherence to with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice ‘EYI- RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting’. 2. The records available for the firefighting equipment on the premises detailed 06/2023 as the last maintenance carried out. This is outside the best practice guidelines which recommends that all firefighting equipment must be maintained at intervals not exceeding 12 months
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective & Preventive Actions 1. All staff have secured new and up to date garda vetting. Garda vetting will be kept up to date in future 2. All fire equipment maintenance is up to date. I have asked the school to provide me with any fire safety checks going forward. equipment is up to date
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
- (1)(b) Documentary evidence was not available of an up-to-date maintenance certificate for the smoke alarms on the premises
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider stated that she has asked the school to provide any fire safety checks going forward
Regulation 29 — Premises
- (e)The staff when questioned confirmed that there was no nappy changing mat available on the premises for children who required nappies or nappy pants changed
Provider's corrective action:
- The preschool has been provided with a changing mat
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 22.