Inspection of 22 September 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 22 — Food and drink
- During the inspection, it was observed that children were given juice with their breakfast and dinner. Drinking water was not accessible or offered to children during the inspection. This practice does not align with healthy eating guidelines and is at variance with the services healthy eating policy, which states that milk or water will be provided with meals
Provider's corrective action:
- The service will no longer offer apple juice to children. Staff have re-familiarised themselves with the services healthy eating policy, going forward children will be provided with milk or water
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. A sheet of wood attached to a gate in the outdoor area was broken and decayed in parts, leaving rough edges that posed a potential risk of injury to a child. 2. Steel plant clips were observed to be protruding from the back wall in the outdoor area posing a potential risk of injury to a child. Infection Control: 3. The waste disposal bins in the sanitary and outdoor area did not support effective waste management. Bins in the sanitary area and outdoor area were not pedal operated and did not have lids posing a risk of the spread of infection. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1. The sheet of decayed wood was removed from the gate in the outdoor area. The gate will be checked for hazards as part of the daily risk assessment. 2. The steel plant clips have been removed from the wall. The garden walls will be checked for hazards as part of the daily risk assessment. Infection Control: 3. Pedal operated bins have been purchased. Bins will be checked as part of the daily risk assessment to ensure they are functioning correctly
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 26, 28.