# Daughters of Charity, Tír na nÓg Early Childhood Development Service, Dublin 8 — inspection reports and findings > Daughters of Charity, Tír na nÓg Early Childhood Development Service (Dublin 8, Co. Dublin): what Tusla inspections found — 2 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Daughters of Charity, Tír na nÓg Early Childhood Development Service Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Dublin 8, Dublin · Tusla ID **TU2015DY384** · 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 3 December 2025 — Change in Circumstance Full report (PDF, Tusla) No non-compliance recorded in this report. #### Inspection of 1 November 2024 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service - (k) A sample of 10 accident and incident records were reviewed; the following was missing from 8 of these forms. • The parent’s signature, acknowledging the incident was missing from 2 forms. • Identifying information such as a child’s date of birth and surname was missing from 7 forms. • The date of incident was missing from 1 form - The service has stated that all accident and incident reports have been updated with the relevant information. One parent signed the form acknowledging the incident in the wrong place. The service has stated that at their team meeting the person in charge brought the accident and incident book along and spoke to the team about the importance of completing the form correctly. A staff member has been appointed to check the book once a month ##### Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child - 1. A staff member was unable to meet the demands of the children in her care and required additional support. For example, the staff member recognised that a child had soiled their nappy but had to focus her attention on a child who did not wish to play outdoors, who was crying and attempting to climb back into the service through the care room window. It is acknowledged that the student present sought assistance from the person in charge, however assistance was sought after 15 minutes. 2. At 10:53 a child was noted to have come out of the toilet in a state of undress. The toilet door was propped open for supervision purposes, however this door opened directly onto the main corridor area, of which parents’ and visitors traverse, this could lead the child to be exposed to other persons in an undignified manner - 1. The service states that an AIM worker has been employed by the service to assist the staff member in that group and a cover staff member has been employed who will take up her role in January. Staff have been supplied with new phones, and they will have them on their person in the garden so they can ring the person in charge if they require assistance. 2. The service stated that the person in charge spoke with the child in question’s mother and asked her to speak to her child about dressing herself correctly before leaving the bathroom, the child in question will be supervised always while using the bathroom ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: 1. The internal gate at the main door was not consistently secured throughout the inspection. It is acknowledged that the main door was securely locked on the day of inspection, however due to the location of the release switch to the main door if the internal gate was not closed securely there was a risk that a child could exit the service. The exit of the service led directly onto a busy junction. 2. The kitchen door was unsecured and accessible to children. It is noted that the door was closed during the inspection however it was not locked and could be pushed open. This posed a potential for children to be exposed to hazardous materials and equipment if unsupervised. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - General Safety: 1. The service has stated that a message was sent to all parents reminding them the importance of securing the internal gate every time they enter and exit the building and the person in charge can now monitor the gate as the person in charge is no longer required to facilitate meals as a cook has now been employed. The service stated that arrangements have been made with the company who installed the release button to come and move the release button up 8 inches higher. 2. The service has stated that a cook has now been employed so the kitchen is no longer unattended while they are there. A latch has been fitted to the kitchen door so the kitchen can be secured while the cook is not here ##### Regulation 27 — Supervision - The registered provider did not ensure that preschool children attending the service were supervised at all times. This was evidenced in the following ways: • On review of the accident and incident book an incident occurred where a child was noted to have exited the service gaining access to the main road. • Between 11:23 and 11:26 a child aged 3 years went to the toilet unsupervised; they left the outdoor area alone, past the unlocked kitchen, through 2 doors, one of which was a fire door to the sanitary area. There was no communication to other staff to monitor or help this child if needed. This posed a risk to this child’s safety as they were unsupervised by sight or sound at this time. While it is acknowledged that the adult to child ratio was maintained, additional support and assistance should be available to staff, with a clearer method of communication needed to ensure child safety - The service stated that reminders were sent out to parents regarding door safety. At inductions this was discussed with new parents. New signs on door reminding parents. The service stated that children are supervised going to the bathroom as staff now have mobile phones so they can contact the person in charge to assist. The service has stated that following the incident of child exiting the front door a staff member is placed at the door of the ball pool room (where incident occurred from) during transition periods when parents are entering and exiting the building. Signs reminding parents are replaced on a regular basis to keep them noticeable. When they are familiar signs, people stop noticing. The service states that the registered provider have two new staff members employed. One AIM staff member for that group and one cover staff ##### Regulation 31 — Notification of incidents - (e) The registered provider did not notify the Early Years Inspectorate in writing of a child who exited the service on the 17th of June 2024 - The service states that initially they appealed this decision but were unsuccessful. The registered provider and service have discussed this issue as a team within Tir na nOg and at our senior management level (SMT). This decision has opened our eyes to what constitutes a reportable incident. SMT did not feel this incident did meet the threshold, they have met to discuss what actions they would take if a similar situation arose in the future. Firstly, it has made them look at the actual issue of the child exiting the building and preventative action is discussed previously in relation to this. The Registered Provider and service have also agreed that in future if the situation is not black or white they will contact the inspectorate so they can be advised of the appropriate action. This will be in relation to Tir na nÓg and other centres under the DOCCFS. As above, advice will be sought in the future where reporting an incident is unclear. To prevent it happening in the future, all of management have been informed of the decision regarding our appeal and instructed to seek advice in the future. The senior manager overseeing the other 5 early years centres within our organisation, will ensure that any new manager / acting manager or staff member is clear on our future protocol. Summary Comment The corrective and preventive action proposed by the registered provider is accepted Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 25, 28. ### Other services in Dublin - [David Lloyd Leisure Creche](/creche/david-lloyd-leisure-creche-dublin-14.md) Dublin 14 - [Deansrath Family Centre](/creche/deansrath-family-centre-dublin-22.md) Dublin 22 - [Delaford Montessori](/creche/delaford-montessori-dublin-16.md) Dublin 16 - [Dolphin House Early Years Service](/creche/dolphin-house-early-years-service-dublin-8.md) Dublin 8 - [Eager Beavers Montessori](/creche/eager-beavers-montessori-dublin-16.md) Dublin 16 - [Family Resource Centre Afterschool](/creche/family-resource-centre-afterschool-dublin-8.md) Dublin 8 - [Giraffe Childcare Elm Park](/creche/giraffe-childcare-elm-park-dublin-4.md) Dublin 4 - [Jonix Educational Services](/creche/jonix-educational-services-dublin-7.md) Dublin 7 - [Little Treasures Preschool Playgroup](/creche/little-treasures-preschool-playgroup-dublin-12.md) Dublin 12 - [The Diverseminds Academy](/creche/the-diverseminds-academy-dublin-7.md) Dublin 7 [Alert me when a new report is published](/help.md) · [Dated report on this service — €19](/report.md) --- Página: https://creche-inspection-reports.pages.dev/creche/daughters-of-charity-tir-na-nog-early-childhood-development-service-dublin-8/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11