Inspection of 6 May 2026 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- Records of validation were unavailable for the two references on file in respect of the staff member. (d) See statutory notice section in relation to Improvement Notice IN1883 served
- As per part (2)(a)(b) above, records of validation were not on file before the adult commenced their role at the setting
Provider's corrective action:
- The written reply stated that both references have been validated and that a record of these validations has been added to the staff file. Going forward, the registered provider will ensure that all references are validated, documented and stored in the staff file, prior to the staff member commencing work. A reference validation document has been created to assist with this process
- The registered provider has created a document to record the validation of references. This document will form part of the recruitment process, therefore ensuring that references will be validated prior to any staff member commencing work at the setting
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- Infection control: In the staff sanitary facility, a lidded, foot pedal operated bin was not available for the hygienic disposal of waste. An open waste bin was in use. This increased the risk of cross infection. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- A pedal bin for the teachers’ toilet has been purchased. The registered provider will ensure that all bins within the setting are foot pedal operated
Regulation 25 — First aid
- (1) See statutory notice section in relation to Improvement Notice IN1884 served
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
- (a) While it was acknowledged that a fire drill had been undertaken on 27 April 2026, monthly fire drills were not consistently conducted. There were no fire drills recorded for the months of October 2025 or February 2026. The registered provider had advised of this, prior to presenting the records for review. Fire drills should be conducted on a monthly basis, to ensure that children and staff members are familiar with safe fire evacuation procedures
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider recently completed fire marshal safety training and going forward, will ensure that fire drills are carried out on a monthly basis. As a preventive measure, reminders have been added to the school diary and to the laptop, for each month. This will ensure that monthly fire drills will not be missed in future
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 21, 22.