Inspection of 29 April 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. In the outdoor area the fence between the play area and the “woodland walk area” had become loose and there was a risk that it may fall on a child. 2. A blackboard had become dislodged from its mounting on the fence exposing a screw which could cause an injury to a child. Infection Control: 3. A collection of stagnant water and debris was observed at the base of the water-pump play area in the garden. This was not emptied and cleaned prior to the children playing in the area on the morning of the inspection. The checking and cleaning of this area was not included in the written risk assessment of the outdoor area. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1.The fence was repaired immediately following the inspection. A new post was put into the ground and the fence safely attached to it. Going forward there will be continuous surveillance of the outdoor area, and prompt attention to any risks. More attention will be paid to items already on our risk assessment checklist 2. The exposed screw was removed immediately following the inspection and re-inserted into a different position on the board to allow for continued use by the children. The remaining hole was checked and found to be no danger. There is continuous surveillance of the outdoor area and there will be prompt attention to any risks. Communication of any issues noticed, and more attention paid to items already on our risk assessment checklist. Infection Control: 3.After the inspection, the water pump area was cleaned thoroughly again, and its position was moved to under our shelter, to ensure no debris from trees will fall into it again. We placed an item on our daily outdoor checklist to empty and refill with clean water daily. We also included the cleaning of our water pump play area on our daily risk assessment sheet
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 25, 26, 27.