# Happy Feet Early Learning Centre, Rathcoole — inspection reports and findings

> Happy Feet Early Learning Centre (Rathcoole, Co. Dublin): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Happy Feet Early Learning Centre

Sessional · 3 - 6 Years · Rathcoole, Dublin · Tusla ID **TU2016DS008** · 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 23 April 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- 2(d) Police vetting was not available in relation to one staff member who previously lived outside of the State for a period of more than 6 months as an adult

- 2(d) Police vetting was obtained for the staff member. The registered provider will ensure that police vetting is obtained for all new employees that have lived outside the State for a period of more than six months as an adult

##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

- General Safety: • Garda vetting was available for 3 staff members. However, these were not dated within the previous three years in adherence with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice EYI-RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting. Action submitted by the Registered Provider

- General Safety: Garda vetting has been obtained for three staff members. The registered provider has a system in place and will check at least once per month to ensure that no Garda vetting expires for any employee

##### Regulation 25 — First aid

- (1) There was no adult with in date First Aid Responder (FAR) training available to the children on the day of inspection. This was non-compliant on the last inspection 09 February 2023. The corrective and preventive actions submitted by the registered provider did not prevent the re-occurrence of the non-compliance

- The registered provider has secured First Aid Responder refresher training for three staff members and will ensure certification is maintained on an ongoing basis, with a minimum of three staff members certified at all times to ensure a First Aid Responder trained staff member is always on site

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19.

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Página: https://creche-inspection-reports.pages.dev/creche/happy-feet-early-learning-centre-rathcoole/
Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11