Inspection of 9 September 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. In the outdoor area, the fence separating the children’s allocated garden from the walkway into the service was observed to be loose and leaning. This posed a potential risk of harm to a child is it fell over. 2. In the children’s care room, children’s lunch boxes containing whole grapes were handed out to children at snack time. Children had started to eat the grapes before staff members cut them up. The healthy eating policy shared with parents does include information about chopping food into bite size pieces for children, however lunch boxes should be checked daily to ensure the contents are appropriate before handing them out to children. Whole grapes pose a potential risk of choking to children. Infection Control: 3. In the children’s care room, the tablecloths used to cover both tables were worn and torn in some parts, the tables were used for play activities and for eating. The surface could not be cleaned effectively and poses a risk of cross infection to children. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: The registered provider has stated: 1. The fence separating the children’s allocated garden from the walkway into the service has been fixed and is now secure. The fence has been included in the outdoor checklist created by the service. 2. The children’s lunch boxes will be checked on arrival and any food item requiring chopping will be chopped at that time. A reminder text has been sent to parents regarding chopping grapes. Checking the contents of lunch boxes has been included on a checklist created by the service. Infection Control: 3. The torn tablecloths in the service have been replaced with new vinyl tablecloths. Checking the tablecloths for wear and tear has been included on the cleaning checklist used by the service
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 15, 19, 28.