# Goldfinch Early Education Limited, Buttevant — inspection reports and findings > Goldfinch Early Education Limited (Buttevant, Co. Cork): what Tusla inspections found — 2 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Goldfinch Early Education Limited Sessional · 0 - 6 Years · Buttevant, Cork · Tusla ID **TU2015CC128** · 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 15 August 2024 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - (a) Contrary to the supervision policy which stated that management and staff would carry out regular support and supervision meetings and that the manager would keep written records on a personnel file, this was not found in practice. Staff stated that supervision had not taken place and management stated that a plan was in place to commence supervision when all new staff were in place at the end of August 2024. No supervision records were available - The following statement was received from the registered provider: - (a) Staff have been allocated a specified date and supervision will be take place in the next six weeks. Following on from the first supervisions session, subsequent individual supervision with staff will take place every three months. Details of the supervision session will be recorded on the staff supervision record and will be signed by each staff member and a copy placed in their file ##### Regulation 20 — Facilities for rest and play - (1) (b) Five of the ten children resting/sleeping in the Buzzy Bee care room at 11.50 am, under two years of age, were observed to be sleeping on stackable beds, which are not suitable for use with children aged under twenty- four months. While the inspector noted that the sleep policy had been updated, to include the new sleep advice for children under twenty-four months issued to the sector in September 2023, the registered provider stated they were unaware of the specific sleep equipment for children in this age group - The following statement was received from the registered provide: All children under twenty-four months now have access to a cot where they can sleep or rest during the day ##### Regulation 22 — Food and drink - (1) The inspector observed that seventeen out of twenty-four children, in the Butterfly care room at lunch time, were waiting twenty minutes or more from initially sitting at 13.35 pm until 13:55 pm to receive a hot lunch. One staff member was re-heating the food in two microwaves in the kitchen, a third microwave in the Butterfly care room was not in use. Some children were just receiving their lunch when others had already left the table. (2) Crockery was not provided in the Butterfly, Buzzy Bees and Baby Bunny care rooms at lunch time where children were observed eating food from their lunch boxes. In discussion, the registered provider stated that crockery was available and will be used in the future - The following statements were received from the registered provider: (1) The children are now divided into three groups. One group is brought in, and the three microwaves are in use to ensure that they receive their hot food in a timely manner before the next group come and sit for lunch. (2) Age and stage appropriate crockery is now available for all children to eat their lunch from ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: (1) A safety catch was observed to be missing on the fridge of the Baby Bunny care room, posing a safety risk from children accessing the fridge. Infection Control: (2) The inspector observed that six of the eight mattresses in the designated sleep room were not waterproof or fitted with waterproof covers, posing a risk from leakages or accidents. This was in contrast to the service’s safe sleep policy which stated, “that mattresses must be waterproof or in the case of a cloth mattress protected with a waterproof cover”. In conversation, staff in the Baby Bunny room were unaware that there was no waterproof protection on the six cots. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - The following statements were received from the registered provider: General Safety: (1) A safety catch has been secured to the fridge in the Baby Bunny care room. Staff will check the safety catch to ensure that it remains in place. Infection Control: (2) Six new waterproof covers have been purchased for the cots in the Baby Bunny sleep room Found compliant: Regulation 10, 11, 25, 26, 28. ### Earlier inspections - 8 July 2026 — Inspection Report ### Other services in Cork - [Goleen Community Playgroup CLG](/creche/goleen-community-playgroup-clg-goleen.md) Goleen - [Gortroe Pre-School](/creche/gortroe-pre-school-youghal.md) Youghal - [Great Beginnings Montessori](/creche/great-beginnings-montessori-innishannon.md) Innishannon - [Head Start Creche & Montessori Ltd.](/creche/head-start-creche-montessori-ltd-cork.md) Cork - [Jolly Tots Playschool](/creche/jolly-tots-playschool-fermoy.md) Fermoy - [Lisgoold Community Preschool Company Ltd](/creche/lisgoold-community-preschool-company-ltd-lisgoold-leamlara.md) Lisgoold Leamlara - [Naionra Bhaile Mhúirne](/creche/naionra-bhaile-mhuirne-magh-chromtha.md) Magh Chromtha - [Stepping Stones Pre-School](/creche/stepping-stones-pre-school-cork.md) Cork - [Clonmult/Dungourney Community Pre-School](/creche/clonmult-dungourney-community-pre-school-clonmult.md) Clonmult - [Bandon Montessori and Creche (Meadowlands)](/creche/bandon-montessori-and-creche-meadowlands-bandon.md) Bandon [Alert me when a new report is published](/help.md) · [Dated report on this service — €19](/report.md) --- Página: https://creche-inspection-reports.pages.dev/creche/goldfinch-early-education-limited-buttevant/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11