# Fairyhouse Creche & Daycare Centre, Clarinbridge — inspection reports and findings > Fairyhouse Creche & Daycare Centre (Clarinbridge, Co. Galway): what Tusla inspections found — 4 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Fairyhouse Creche & Daycare Centre Full Day · 0 - 6 Years · Clarinbridge, Galway · Tusla ID **TU2015GY087** · Registered since 1 January 2026 An inspection records what inspectors saw **on one day**; services respond with corrective actions — [how to read this](/methodology.md). #### Inspection of 21 April 2026 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - (4) A childcare qualification was not on file for 1 adult who was observed covering lunch breaks in the Junior Playschool care room at 11:40 - The following statement was received from the manager; (4) The service is actively recruiting qualified staff. Three adults currently employed by the service are actively completing a childcare qualification which will ensure that qualified staff are available to cover staff breaks ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: 1. Three of 10 adults- 2 existing staff whose garda vetting required renewal and 1 new staff member, did not have garda vetting disclosures dated within the previous 3 years in adherence to the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice “EYI-RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting” posing a potential safety risk to the children. It was acknowledged that copies of applications submitted for garda vetting for the 3 adults was received on 29/04/2026. 2. Children in the Junior Playschool and Nursery sanitary areas had access to plastic gloves, nappy sacks and plastic aprons positioned beside the nappy changing mats, posing a safety risk to the children. It was acknowledged that when informed the staff member from the Nursery care room repositioned the items out of reach of the children. 3. Three children were observed crawling under the highchairs which were positioned in the Nursery care room, posing a risk of them tipping or falling onto the children. In conversation, an adult in the room stated that the highchairs were stored in the room at all times. Infection Control: 4. The corners of the vinyl sofas and corner units, in both the Senior Nursery and Junior Playschool care rooms, had perished preventing effective cleaning. 5. A pedal on a nappy changing bin in the Junior Playschool sanitary area was not working, posing a risk of cross infection from the number of adults using their hands to insert the nappies into the bin. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - General Safety: 1. Garda vetting submissions have been made in respect of the three adults for whom they were required. A checklist table has been created to ensure that all garda vetting renewals and course expiry dates are renewed prior to expiry. Management will review the checklist table on a monthly basis and to ensure any required documentation is in date and will follow up with staff to submit prior to expiry to ensure compliance. 2. Storage shelves have been added in the Nursery and Junior Playschool nappy changing areas to prevent children from accessing plastic gloves, nappy sacks, and plastic aprons. 3. The highchairs in the Nursery care room have been removed while the children are playing. They are put in place for mealtimes only and removed when the children have finished eating. Infection Control: 4. New soft furnishings have been ordered for the Senior Nursery and Junior Playschool care rooms. 5. A new pedal operated nappy bin has been ordered for Junior Playschool sanitary area. Staff have reminded to complete risk assessment of these areas daily and inform management of any broken equipment or areas of concern Found compliant: Regulation 11, 16, 19, 25, 26, 28. #### Inspection of 30 May 2025 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) **Immediate action notice.** An Immediate Action Notice was issued on site on 30 May 2025 regarding Garda vetting disclosures which were missing in respect of 2 adults for whom they were required. A written response was received in the office of the inspectorate on 03 June 2025 to the Immediate Action Notice which was adequate in addressing the issue. ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - The following vetting and qualification documentation were unavailable on file: (2) (a) A second written validated reference from a past employer was unavailable on file for 1 staff member. (b) Two appropriately validated references from a past employer or a reputable source were unavailable for 1 staff member. (c) Two garda vetting disclosures were missing for 2 adults for whom they were required. It was acknowledged that applications for same were available. (d) International police vetting was available for a staff member who had lived outside the jurisdictions for a period of more than 6 months. However, this vetting was not translated into English by a certified translator. (4) There were 5 staff members working in the service that were unable provide evidence on the day that they had acquired one of the following: • A minimum award in Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) at a Level 5 on the National Framework of Qualifications, in Early Childhood Care and Education or a qualification deemed by the Minister to be equivalent. • An exemption from the qualification requirement and confirmation that the Minister accepts this exemption. • The qualification requirement or relevant specialist training and the basis on which the capitation may be used for a person employed under the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), detailed in an exemption letter from Pobal. Four of the above staff members were observed by the inspectors to work directly with preschool children during the inspection and 1 staff member was rostered off on the day of inspection but was rostered during the week as covering staff lunch breaks for the Early Years Service - The registered provider stated the following in their reply: Corrective and Preventive Action - (a and b) A staff file checklist was created to facilitate the control of staff files. The service manager will validate all references, checking qualifications and vetting prior to staff commencing employment. All staff files will be reviewed monthly by the service manager. (c) The 2 adults will have no contact with the children until the garda vetting disclosures are received. In future all staff vetting will be in place prior to staff commencing employment. (d) A translated copy of the international police vetting is now on file for the staff member for whom it was unavailable. (4) The service will recruit staff with a minimum of QQI level 5 or equivalent in childcare education ##### Regulation 11 — Staffing levels - (a) The staff roster for the week beginning 26th of May 2025 and the week beginning the 3rd of June 2025 indicated that only 1 adult was on the premises from 07:15 to 08:00, where 2 adults were required each day, posing a risk to the safety of the children - The registered provider stated the following in their reply Corrective and Preventive Action The staff rosters for the month of July and August indicate that 2 adults will be on the premises from 07:15 to 18:00 Monday to Friday. The service will always have 2 adults on the premises during the operational hours of the service ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: 1. Garda vetting was available for 10 adults, however, 1 of these vetting disclosures was not dated within the previous 3 years in adherence to the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice “EYI-RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting” posing a potential safety risk for children. 2. The inspector observed that cleaning agents and children’s soothing creams, stored in baskets, were accessible by a child being changed in the Nursery changing area. The items were positioned along the plinth where the child was being changed, posing a safety risk. In conversation, the manager stated that staff had been informed recently of the need to keep cleaning agents and creams out of reach of the children, however this was not observed in practice in the Nursery changing area on inspection. 3. The inspector observed that the door of the fridge in the Senior Nursery care room had three areas which were rusted and particles of paint had flaked off posing a safety risk. Infection Control: 4. The edge of a large multi-coloured foldable mat in the Nursery care room had worn edges and the foam was exposed, making it difficult to clean. Safe Sleep: 5. One child over 2 years old, was observed wearing a sleeping bag while asleep on a mat on the floor of the Junior Playschool, posing a safety risk. 6. One child, aged 20 months, was observed at 13:50 asleep on a mat on the floor of the Nursery care room, posing a safety risk. In conversation, the staff member was unaware that a child under 2 years should be put to sleep in a cot. In addition, there was no sleep plan, incorporating a risk assessment, completed with the parents as per the “Guidance for the Early Learning and Care Sector on sleep provision for children under 24 months” for a child who has moved from a cot to a suitable floor bed. 7. Cots in the Nursery sleep room were noted to be placed next to potential risks. The inspector observed children asleep in 3 cots that were positioned under 3 windows, posing a safety risk. In addition, 2 cots were positioned next to a radiator. Action submitted by the Registered Provider The following statements were received from the registered provider; - General Safety: (1) A garda vetting application was submitted and a disclosure is now available on the staff member’s file. (2) Cleaning agents are now stored out of reach of the children in a basket on a high shelf in the Nursery changing area. Children’s soothing creams are stored in individually labelled baskets which are out of reach of the children. Staff have been reminded to store place cleaning agents and soothing creams in their storage areas after nappy changing to ensure the safety of the children. Staff have been reminded to complete the daily risk assessments and remove any identified risks. (3) The old fridge in the Senior Nursery care room was removed and a new fridge was purchased and is now in place for the Senior Nursery care room. Infection Control: (4) The mat in the Nursery care room was removed. Staff have been reminded to remove/resolve any risks identified on the risk assessment completed each morning. Safe Sleep: (5) The safe sleep policy is now printed and available in the sleep room to remind staff of the requirements. Parents/guardians have been informed by a message on a messaging application that children over 2 years are not are not allowed to wear sleep suits while sleeping on a stackable bed. (6) The child aged 20 months has been placed in a cot. Room leaders have been given responsibility for ensuring that a risk assessment and a sleep plan are put in place prior to a child under 2 years of age moving from a cot to a suitable floor bed. Staff in the Nursery, Junior Nursery and Junior Nursery 2 care rooms have read the safe sleep policy and this will be a priority at the next staff meeting. (7) Three cots were removed in order to accommodate the repositioning of the existing cots away from the windows and the radiators. Staff will ensure going forward that cots are not placed next to potential risks. The following photographs, receipts and documentation were received in the office of the inspectorate ##### Regulation 25 — First aid - • The inspectors observed that while two staff members had acquired a First Aid Responder training for children (FAR) established by the Pre Hospital Emergency Care Council there was no evidence to indicate that an adult was available at all times during the operational hours of the service. The staff roster indicated that both staff with FAR were rostered on between 08:00 – 17:00, the service opening hours are from 07:15 to 18:00 daily - The registered provider stated the following in their reply: Corrective and Preventive Action The service manager created a roster ensuring that at least 1 staff member with FAR training is on the premises at all times during the operational hours of the service. Two further staff members will complete the FAR training course in September 2025 Found compliant: Regulation 19, 26, 28. #### Inspection of 13 September 2024 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) **Immediate action notice.** Conditions were applied to the registration of the service on 22 May 2024 for a period of 4 months under Part III, Article (9) Child Care Act 1991 Early Years Regulations 2016 Child Care Act 1991 Early Years Regulations 2016. • The registered provider must not employ any staff to work directly with pre-school children without first ensuring the person has the prescribed qualification of a major award in Early childhood Care and Education at Level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework or a qualification deemed by the Minister to be equivalent. • The registered provider must ensure that all staff currently employed and who are working directly with the pre-school children have the prescribed qualification of a major award in Early childhood Care and Education at Level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework or a qualification deemed by the Minister to be equivalent. Following inspection on the 13th September 2024 and non-compliance addressed under ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - The following vetting and qualification documentation was unavailable on file: (2) (a) A second written validated reference from a past employer was unavailable on file for one staff member. (d) International police vetting was unavailable for one period of time for a staff member who had lived abroad in two other jurisdictions. It is acknowledged that the required international police vetting had been obtained by the service for the second time period for the staff member. (4) One staff member new to the service since the inspection of the 9 and 12 of February 2024 did not provide evidence on the day that they had the obtained the following: • A minimum award in Quality and Qualifications Ireland (QQI) at a Level 5 on the National Framework of Qualifications, in Early Childhood Care and Education or a qualification deemed by the Minister to be equivalent. • An exemption from the qualification requirement and confirmation that the Minister accepts this exemption. • The qualification requirement or relevant specialist training and the basis on which the capitation may be used for a person employed under the Access and Inclusion Model (AIM), detailed in an exemption letter from Pobal. This staff member was observed by the inspectors to work directly with preschool children during the inspection - The registered provider advised in a written response that: Corrective and Preventive Action (2)(a) and (d) The staff member has left the service. All staff must have two validated references verified before commencing employment. (4) The staff member has left the service. 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