Inspection of 25 June 2024 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (d) International police vetting was not available for 1 staff member in respect of one of the two jurisdictions resided in outside of the Irish jurisdiction for more than 6 consecutive months as an adult
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action (d) All staff files have been checked to ensure that all required documents are in place. The staff member has applied for police vetting, also at the same time she was on her notice period, and she didn’t receive required document on time. She left the service on 1st of August 2024. Preventive Action The staff folders will be reviewed on an annual basis or sooner to ensure that all necessary documents as required are held in files. All documents will need to be provided prior to commencement of employment
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- Infection Control: 1. Some staff members were vague in their knowledge of the procedures in relation to the sterilisation of soothers. Staff members explained that soothers are washed under running water and stated that there was no further cleaning or sterilising conducted. Soothers needs to be cleaned and sterilised effectively to reduce the risk of cross contamination. Safe Sleep: 2. The floor bed used for 2 sleeping children aged 1 year 9 months and 1 year 10 months respectively were not fitted with a mattress. This is at variance with national best practice safe sleep guidelines which states that when a floor bed is used for a child aged less than 2 years, it must be fitted with a firm and perfectly fitted mattress at least 6cm in depth, designed to fit the specific floor bed. 3. There was no evidence available in the service that a sleep plan had been developed with the parents/ guardians of a child aged 1 year 9 months who had transitioned to sleep on a floor bed in the service
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action Infection Control: 1. Staff members were reminded to follow infection control and soother policy. This will be monitored by the manager on daily basis. Safe Sleep: 2. All children under 2 years old are sleeping on the cocoon bed. All staff members were reminded that safe sleep policy needs to be followed. 3. Safe sleep plan for child aged 1 year 9 months has been created. Preventive Action Infection Control: 1. Manager of the service will ensure safety of children and that the policies are being followed. Staff members had opportunity to familiarised themselves with Infection control and soother policy. Safe Sleep: 2. All policies and procedure will be checked an annual basis or sooner. All new staff members will be familiarised with safe sleep policy. The service manager will make sure that all policies and procedures are followed. 3. The service manager will make sure that sleep plan will be created for all children under 2 years old
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19.