Early Steps Childcare, Mullingar — inspection reports and findings

Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Mullingar, Westmeath · Tusla ID TU2022WH001 · Registered since 11 August 2025

An inspection records what inspectors saw on one day; services respond with corrective actions — how to read this.

No non-compliance recorded in this report.

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 15, 16, 18, 19, 20, 23, 25, 26, 28.

The references in respect of two staff members were not validated prior to employment in the service

Provider's corrective action:

A checklist has been put in place to ensure that all relevant paperwork regarding staffing files is completed in accordance to the regulations. The service will ensure that the checklist is completed by the manager in charge

1.The accident and incident policy reviewed did not contain the required information in keeping with the requirements of Regulation 10. • Measures to be taken in the service to prevent accidents and incidents. • The procedures to be followed when an accident or incident involving a pre-school child occurs while the child is attending the service. • The policy did not include the steps that are to be taken to contact the parent or guardian of the child or the emergency services if necessary. • The policy clearly defines how a record should be shared with the parent or guardian of the child to whom it relates. • The policy sets out how notifiable incidents will be informed to the Early Years Inspectorate. • A risk assessment is taken following an incident/accident occurring in the service

Provider's corrective action:

The accident and incident policy in relation to Regulation 10 has been updated by the registered provider and the two other staff members and we have ensured that it meets the needs of our service. Going forward as a team we will be reviewing each policy and ensuring that it meets the needs of our ever- evolving service

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 21, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28.

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