Inspection of 31 March 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (2) (d) Police vetting was not available for one adult who had resided outside the state for a period of longer than 6 consecutive months whose records were reviewed
Provider's corrective action:
- (2)(d) Application for the international police vetting has commenced
Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (j) While it is acknowledged that there was a system of recording medication administered to a child attending the service, it was not adequate for the following reasons: • In a sample of ten administration of medication records reviewed, four records did not have a staff member witness signature recorded. • One record did not have a parental signature recorded on the authorisation of medication form. • One record did not have the date that a parent signed the authorisation of medication form
Provider's corrective action:
- (1)(j) The staff members have been advised to comprehensively complete medication records. One staff member has been assigned to review the medication records once per week to ensure compliance with this action
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- Infection Control: 1. The smooth protective surface of the fixed n appy change unit had worn away in several area exposing the compressed inner wood which limited effective cleaning for infection control purposes. 2. The waterproof protective covering on a high chair used in the Toddler room was torn in several areas and prevented effective cleaning between uses for the purposes of infection control. Safe Sleep: 3. The sleep room attached to the Toddler room was used for storage of equipment and resources. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- Infection Control: 1. Surface area for nappy changing replaced with surface that complies with infection control measures. 2. Replaced highchair with new highchair that meets infection control standards. Safe Sleep: 3. The sleep room is not currently used for sleep as all registered children are above the age of two years and rest in the quiet area of the room. If a child requires the sleep room for sleeping, the room will be emptied and no longer used for storage
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 15, 24, 25, 26, 28.