# Happy Years Childcare, Celbridge — inspection reports and findings > Happy Years Childcare (Celbridge, Co. Kildare): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Happy Years Childcare Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Celbridge, Kildare · Tusla ID **TU2020KE006** · Registered since 7 September 2023 An inspection records what inspectors saw **on one day**; services respond with corrective actions — [how to read this](/methodology.md). #### Inspection of 8 January 2024 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) **Immediate action notice.** 1. A written immediate action notice under Regulation 15(1)(f) – Record of a pre -school child was issued to the registered provider by the Early Years Inspector on 9 January 2024. 2. A written response was received by the Early Years Inspector on 9 January 2024 from the registered provider in relation to the immediate action notice. The response was accepted by the Early Years Inspectorate. **Immediate action notice.** decisions about compliance with regulatory requirements. Where the registered provider fails to meet the statutory requirements an escalation process may be commenced. ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - (4) One adult employed and working directly with children attending the service did not have documentation of a qualification deemed by the Minister to be equivalent - All staff qualifications are in the correct folder, one staff qualification was in the wrong folder ##### Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child - 1. There were no individual medical care plans available for two children attending the service who required prescription only medication to be administered in an emergency situation and on ‘as required’ basis for a pre-existing medical condition. A written immediate action notice under Regulation 15(1)(f) – Record of pre -school child was issued to the registered provider by the Early Years Inspector on 9 January 2024. A written response was received by the Early Years Inspector on 9 January 2024 from the registered provider in relation to the immediate action notice. The response was accepted by the Early Years Inspectorate - Individual care plans have been completed for the two children attending with medical needs ##### Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child - 1. The physical and material environment in Room 1 required further development around presentation of the following interest area to promote child led play and choice of activity - the home corner; the construction area, a larger sand tray with plenty of sand available for the children and an art easel set up with paper, paint and protective clothing to enable the children to independently engage in art work - 1. The physical and material environment in room 1 has been changed to promote more child led play, some more materials have been ordered ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: 1. The indoor and outdoor environmental risk assessments for rooms 1 and 2 were not completed daily. The last written record available for both areas was for the week of 11 -15 December 2023. 2. The toilet seat in sanitary area used by room 1 was loose which created a potential risk of injury for a child if they fell. 3. The windows in rooms 1 and 2 did not have fire safe window restrictors fitted. 4. The internal entrance door to room 1 was not appropriately secured and created the potential for children to access unsafe areas. 5. The cord blind on first window on left hand side in room 1 was broken and required to be repaired. 6. A charging phone cable was accessible to children in room 1. 7. A tall storage unit in room 1 was not anchored and could potentially topple over in room 1. Administration of Medication: 8. There was no temperature reducing medication on premises which could be required as part of the measures used to care for a child with a fever. Fire Safety: 9. Fire drills were not carried out in the service on a monthly basis in room 1. The last fire drill completed for the morning service was 27 November 2023 and 26 October 2023 for the afternoon service. This creates a potential safety risk for the children attending the service. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - General Safety: 1. Risk assessments for the indoor and outdoor environment are completed daily by all rooms. 2. The toilet seat has been replaced. 3. Window restrictors have been fitted to the windows. 4. The internal entrance door in Room one has been secured. 5. The cord blind has been replaced. 6. All phone chargers have been removed from the rooms. 7. The tall unit in Room 1 has been anchored to the wall. Infection Control: 8. Pedal bins in room 1 and 2 have been replaced. Administration of Medication: 9. Temperature reducing medication has been purchased and it is on the premises. Fire Safety: 10. Fire drills will be carried out monthly with all rooms doing the fire drill at the same time. This will be documented ##### Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures - (1)(a) A written record was available of fire drills completed in the service; however, it was not up to date. The last recorded fire drill took place on 27 November 2023. (4) Notices of the procedures to be followed in the event of a fire were not conspicuously displayed in the service - (1)(a) Written records will be documented immediately after the fire drill has been completed. (4) Notices of the procedures to be followed in the event of a fire has been displayed in a conspicuous area Found compliant: Regulation 11, 22, 25, 28. ### Other services in Kildare - [Hazelhatch Preschool and Afterschool](/creche/hazelhatch-preschool-and-afterschool-celbridge.md) Celbridge - [Helping Hands Pre-School and Afterschool Care](/creche/helping-hands-pre-school-and-afterschool-care-naas.md) Naas - [Jane’s Tree Top Montessori](/creche/jane-s-tree-top-montessori-celbridge.md) Celbridge - [Kiddies Choice Creche](/creche/kiddies-choice-creche-celbridge.md) Celbridge - [La Petite Ecole Montessori A.M.I.](/creche/la-petite-ecole-montessori-a-m-i-clane.md) Clane - [Magic Years Ltd](/creche/magic-years-ltd-sallins.md) Sallins - [The Curragh Montessori School](/creche/the-curragh-montessori-school-athgarvan.md) Athgarvan - [Enquiring Minds Childcare](/creche/enquiring-minds-childcare-prosperous.md) Prosperous - [Cookies Early learning Centre](/creche/cookies-early-learning-centre-clane.md) Clane - [Busy Bee’s Playschool](/creche/busy-bee-s-playschool-naas.md) Naas [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/happy-years-childcare-celbridge/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11