Inspection of 27 January 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- 9(3) The registered provider did not take appropriate measures to ensure that all adults were suitable to work in an early years service prior to their commencement. Two references in respect of one adult were not validated prior to the adult commencing employment. The adult commenced working in the service on 9th September 2024 and both references had been validated on 17th September 2024. 9(4) On the day of inspection, there was no evidence available to show that one adult who was employed to work directly with the children in the service held a relevant major award in Early Childhood Care and Education on the National Framework of Qualifications. This non-compliance was present on the last inspection on 22nd January 2022. The corrective and preventive actions as stated by the registered provider did not prevent recurrence of this non-compliance
Provider's corrective action:
- 9(3) Since this was an error post the fact according to Regulation 9(3), no immediate corrective action could be taken. However, preventative measures will be put in place immediately. Once highlighted to the person in charge, immediate preventative measures were put in place in accordance with the service’s policies and procedures on recruitment. This was highlighted to the deputy manager too. In accordance with policies and procedures of the service, no staff member will commence without prior official validation of references. 9(4) The staff member has since left the service due to early maternity leave. She will not be returning. Preventative action has been maintained since the last report as no more staff have been employed unless they have a level 5 childcare/ equivalent to be able to work with children 0-5yrs in Ireland
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
- There was no record available to demonstrate that regular maintenance of the fire fighting equipment had taken place
Provider's corrective action:
- The Naas Racecourse manages the compliance of fire safety equipment and it is inspected regularly. Evidence that is supplied by the fire company Firestop from January 2025 submitted. Preventative action will be taken by management to always ensure that a more detailed and certificate type of fire inspection report is given on the fire equipment in the service after each inspection
Regulation not named in the report text
- (1)(3) The registered provider did not notify the agency in advance of implementing changes to the service’s registered details. The service is currently registered to operate a part-time service from 09:00 to 13:00. On the day of inspection, the registered provider confirmed that the service operates an afternoon part-time service from 12:30 to 16:30. The service has also changed their morning service hours to 08:00 to 12:00. This non-compliance was present on the last inspection on 20th January 2022. The corrective and preventive actions as stated by the registered provider did not prevent recurrence of this non-compliance
Provider's corrective action:
- An email with the change in circumstances form was sent to cic.eyi@tusla.ie. We received confirmation of change in circumstances on the 24/02/25 that the changes had been approved. The registered provider will always ensure that the agreed circumstances of operation are correct in terms of administration and operation
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 23, 25.