Inspection of 31 July 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- Infection Control: 1. The registered provider did not ensure that hand washing practises were consistent across the service and in line with the handwashing policy within the service. The following was observed. • Children in the Baby room were observed to have their hands washed with single use cloths and a shared bowl of water. This was not an effective handwashing technique and exposes the children to potentially harmful bacteria. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- Infection Control: The service has stated that all staff have been instructed to immediately cease the use of single use cloths in a shared basin of water. The creche supervisor is monitoring this. A new hand/ face washing protocol has been drawn up for hand and face washing in the creche and all staff have been acquainted with the new procedures
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 16, 19, 26, 28.