Inspection of 15 September 2025 — Inspection Report
Immediate action notice. An Immediate Action Notice (IAN) was issued on 16 September 2025 in relation to the absence of a Garda Vetting disclosure for one staff member. A response which mitigated the risk was received by the inspector on the 16 September 2025 and accepted.
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- 2(a)(b) The registered provider is required to have two, written and validated references for each staff member. • One staff member had only one reference available of the two required. The one reference available was not validated. • There were no written and validated references available to review for the student. (c) A Garda Vetting disclosure was not available for the student. An Immediate Action (IAN) notice was issued on the 16 September 2025. (4) A discussion with the staff member and the registered provider confirmed that a staff member, working directly with children, did not hold an appropriate childcare qualification
Provider's corrective action:
- 2(a)(b) The registered provider submitted written and validated references. The registered provider stated as their preventive action they will ensure all documents and relevant qualifications are obtained. (c) Immediately following the inspection, the registered provider stated that the student was not working in the service until the Garda Vetting disclosure had been obtained. The Garda Vetting disclosure was submitted. (4) The registered provider submitted evidence that the staff member has applied for a relevant qualification
Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (1)(a) There was no record of employment histories available for all staff members
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider submitted a record of employment histories and stated they will ensure these are in place using a checklist
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: The registered provider did not demonstrate compliance with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice requiring services to renew Garda vetting every three years. The Garda Vetting disclosures for two staff members had not been updated in the last three years
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective & Preventive Action General Safety: The registered provider submitted evidence of one updated Garda vetting. At the CAPA 2 stage the registered provider had stated that there had been in delay in obtaining the vetting and submitted evidence that the Garda vetting was in process. The registered provider stated they would ensure Garda vetting was updated as required
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 21, 25, 26, 28.