# Dingle Childcare Services Limited T/A Mol an Óige, Dingle — inspection reports and findings > Dingle Childcare Services Limited T/A Mol an Óige (Dingle, Co. Kerry): what Tusla inspections found — 2 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Dingle Childcare Services Limited T/A Mol an Óige Sessional · 0 - 6 Years · Dingle, Kerry · Tusla ID **TU2015KY082** · 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 17 February 2026 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - 1. Police vetting was not on file in respect of 2 adults who required it. 2. The translated Police vetting on file for 1 adult was not transcribed by a certified translator - 1. The Police vetting’s in question have been requested. There is now an in dept checklist in place for new staff members. 2. The Police vetting was carried out by a certified translator ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: 1. The cot sheets observed in place and some of the sheets on the floor beds were too large for the mattresses posing a risk of suffocation. It was acknowledged once it was brought to the attention of the staff, all the sheets were replaced with correct fitting sheets prior to any child went down to sleep. 2. The children’s wipes were stored on low level open shelving in the nappy changing room posing a risk of injury to children should they gain unsupervised access to the room. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - General Safety: 1. The cot sheets have been discarded and new ones purchased. Two separate baskets were purchased to store the sheet sizes apart. 2. All the children’s wipes for each room have been placed in boxes and are stored up high and out of the reach of the children Found compliant: Regulation 10, 11, 16, 19, 25, 27. #### Inspection of 24 July 2024 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - A 2nd written validated reference was not on file for 1 adult - 1. Police vetting was not on file for 1 adult who had lived outside of the jurisdiction for a period of longer than 6 consecutive months. 2. Police Vetting on file for 1 adult was not translated into English by an officially recognised translator - The 1 validated reference was obtained. The staff checklist in each staff file has been updated - 1. The Police vetting in respect of 1 staff member was obtained. 2. The translated Police vetting was received. There will be a thorough checking for any gaps in C. V’s to identify any persons who live outside of the country ##### Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child - 1. The children attending the Toddler room and the Baby room did not have direct and unlimited access to their water bottles during the session, the bottles were stored on shelving that was too high for the children to reach them. It was acknowledged the person in charge informed the inspector the service did propose to move the said shelving to a lower level - 1. The water racks have been moved to a lower level for the children to access their drinks at all times ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: 1. There were 4 large boxes of toys stacked on top of each on the hallway leading to the children’s toilets and to the nappy changing room posing a risk of injury to children. 2. There were 2 sets of 4 chairs stacked up in the in the Baby room that posed a risk of injury to children. Infection Control: 3. The ceiling vents were unclean in the sanitary accommodation serving the Curiosity room and, in the nappy changing room serving the Baby and Toddler rooms posing a risk of the spread of infection. 4. There were 4 unlabelled toiletries on the nappy changing unit posing a risk of cross contamination. 5. The children were observed not to have washed their hands prior to the mid-day meal in the Toddler room posing a risk of the spread of infection. Safe Sleep: 6. The inspector was informed that some of the 10-minute sleep checks carried out for children who sleep are conducted from the door of the sleep rooms posing a risk of injury to children. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - General Safety: 1.The boxes were removed and are stored in the attic. Risk assessments will be carried out daily. A verbal meeting was held with staff, the manager will be made aware of any future obstructions in the hallway. 2. The chairs have been moved outside of the room. The staff have been told that the chairs are not to be stacked, they are to be placed outside of the room. Infection Control: 3. The ceiling vents have been cleaned and they have been included on the weekly cleaning checklist. 4. All the children’s creams/toiletries will be labelled with the children’s names and placed in each of the children’s cubbies to avoid cross contamination. 5. Children must wash their hands before mealtimes. Safe Sleep: 6. A meeting was held to refresh staff on the importance of safe sleep, that all staff must enter the room to carry out the checks every 10 minutes to check the children’s breathing, skin colouring and position. The staff received the safe sleep policy individually. 5 staff members have completed an online training “Facilitating sleep programme”. All new staff members must also complete this course Found compliant: Regulation 11, 24, 25, 28. ### Other services in Kerry - [Dromtacker Creche Limited](/creche/dromtacker-creche-limited-tralee.md) Tralee - [Duagh Community Development Ltd.](/creche/duagh-community-development-ltd-listowel.md) Listowel - [First Step Childcare](/creche/first-step-childcare-killarney.md) Killarney - [Happy Feet Pre-school](/creche/happy-feet-pre-school-tralee.md) Tralee - [Listowel Family Resource Centre](/creche/listowel-family-resource-centre-listowel.md) Listowel - [Naionra Aine](/creche/naionra-aine-tralee.md) Tralee - [Bebé Crèche & Montessori](/creche/bebe-creche-montessori-killarney.md) Killarney - [Pebbles Montessori Pre-school](/creche/pebbles-montessori-pre-school-ballyheigue.md) Ballyheigue - [Curious Minds Ballincrossig FDC](/creche/curious-minds-ballincrossig-fdc-ballyduff.md) Ballyduff - [Cumann Iosaef Community Preschool & Afterschool](/creche/cumann-iosaef-community-preschool-afterschool-tralee.md) Tralee [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/dingle-childcare-services-limited-t-a-mol-an-oige-dingle/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11