Inspection of 5 June 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
- (1)(a) Fire drills were not carried out by the service every month and more frequently if necessary. The records demonstrate that only two fire drill took place from January to June 2025, and these were dated 27th of February 2025 and 8th of April 2025. From September to December 2024 only two fire drills were practised, and these were dated the 16th of October 2024 and 18th of December 2024. This posed a risk to the safety of the children and staff attending the service
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider has stated that: A fire drill took place on the 16th of June 2025. Fire drills will be conducted monthly in Elmwood Preschool. The updated ‘Fire Drill Log’ is displayed and the service plans to review and update the policies/logs more frequently
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 23, 24, 25.