Inspection of 29 September 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (2)(a) A written reference that was on file for one staff member had not been validated with the person who provided the reference
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action (2) (a) The reference has now been validated and is on the staff member’s file. Preventive Action (2) (a) Their checklists when hiring new staff have been updated to ensure that all compliant related documentation and cross checks are followed through in their entirety by all branch managers. They have also added a ‘sign -off’ sheet for both the branch manager to sign to confirm they have processed all checklist paperwork and an area for the senior management to sign to acknowledge testimony and/or their acknowledgement of same
Regulation 29 — Premises
- (d) The service was not maintained in a proper state of repair as demonstrated by the following: • The walls of the sanitary area directly located off the Blubell room had been repaired leaving multiple small areas of rough plaster, these areas were unable to be cleaned effectively. • The artificial grass in the outdoor play area to the front of the service was frayed and worn at two of the joining’s resulting in a potential trip hazard
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action (d) • The walls have been sanded and repaired in the bathroom. They have also been fitted with new tiles and wallpaper. • A whole new astro turf surface has been fitted to the area in question which has been recommended for schools and creches. Preventive Action (d) Registered provider has discussed with all their branch managers, as part of their daily indoor and outdoor assessments to include the investigation of all surfaces, walls and in general all structural fittings, and to report anything they may deem to be worthy of further investigation by senior management and/or specific trade professionals
Regulation not named in the report text
- (1) The registered provider failed to notify the Early Years Inspectorate of a change in circumstances in relation to the following as per the schedule 4 Form for Notification of Change in Circumstances: The person in charge was at variance with the information listed on the national register
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action (1) A letter was sent to the CIC team and another team who contacted the registered provider and the situation explained as occurring due to exceptional circumstances. The person in charge had been changed on the HIVE and for the purposes of Pobal and Core Funding, but registered provider forgot to send in the CIC. Preventive Action (1) Registered provider will be more vigilant going forward that if there are ever any changes in any centre that she ensures to execute a procedural compliance check across all paperwork for all sectors of the business and all the regulatory bodies that they are governed by. A meeting was held with all their branch managers to discuss their findings and new methods of practice in this regard
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 23, 25, 26.