# Kidz Zone, Dublin 15 — inspection reports and findings > Kidz Zone (Dublin 15, Co. Dublin): what Tusla inspections found — 2 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Kidz Zone Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Dublin 15, Dublin · Tusla ID **TU2015FL139** · 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 13 August 2025 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) **Immediate action notice.** An Immediate Action notice was issued to the service on the 13 August 2025 in relation to the Regulation 23- Safeguarding, Health, Safety and Welfare of Child. On the 15 August 2025 the registered provider responded to the immediate action notice outlining the measures implemented within the service to address safety concerns. Following this submission the service was requested for additional assurances that the non-compliance was addressed. Further information and evidence were received from the registered provider on the 18 August 2025. Please see details in the body of the inspection report. ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - (2)(a)(b) One staff member employed in the service did not have a second validated written reference on file for inspection. (d) International police vetting was not available from two countries for staff who had lived outside of the state for six months or more as adults. (3) Evidence was not available to demonstrate that the procedures specified in paragraph (2)(a)(b) and (d) were carried out prior to three adults being appointed, assigned or allowed access to or contact with a child attending the pre-school service - (2) In response to the non-compliances the registered provider has stated the following. (a)(b) The reference has been obtained and validated for one staff member. (d) The staff members have contacted the relevant embassies to enquire about police vetting. (3) The personnel file checklist has been updated to include a CV screening checklist, when assessing candidates for interview ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - Safe Sleep: 1. The temperature of the Treehouse room was not maintained between the recommended temperature of 18 -22 oC while children slept. The temperature was recorded as 27 oC at 1.53pm. An Immediate Action notice was issued in relation to safety concerns to the person in charge on the 13 August 2025. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - Safe Sleep: 1. In response to the non-compliance the registered provider has stated that a mobile air conditioning unit is in the room to cool the room in warm weather when needed. Staff will continue to monitor the room temperature and have also added the temperature into the sleep chart record sheet ##### Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures - (4) A notice of the fire procedures to be followed in the event of an emergency were not clearly displayed in the care rooms to ensure the safe and effective evacuation of staff and children in the event of an emergency - (4) In response the registered provider has stated that clear instructions are now in place on the walls of where fire safety point is and clear staff roles and responsibilities in the event of a fire/drill. Management will complete a weekly morning check to ensure that fire safety procedures are clearly displayed in all rooms Found compliant: Regulation 11, 15, 19, 25. #### Inspection of 22 November 2023 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child - (1)The records of 26 pre-school children were reviewed, 15 records were found to be incomplete as follows: The following details were not completed on some of the registration forms. (b) The date on which the child first attended was not completed on nine forms. (e) Authorisation for whom has permission to collect the child was not completed on four forms. (h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the child was not completed on eleven forms - (b) The date on which the child first attended has been completed on the nine forms. (e) Authorisation for whom has permission to collect the child has been completed on the four forms. (h) Record of immunisations, if any, received by the child has been completed on eleven forms. A checklist has been created to go in the child registration file to be completed on return of the child’s record form to ensure all sections are fully completed ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: 1. The attendance books did not accurately reflect the children in the care rooms. This posed a risk to the safe evacuation of children in the event of an emergency. For example; 1. No attendance record was completed for one child who was present in the toddler room from 9am to 12pm. 2. At 1.15pm, the attendance records of the preschool room, were not updated to demonstrate that three children left the service at 12pm and for four children that left the service at 1.00pm. 3. During outdoor play between 12pm and 1pm, staff from the Preschool room did not retain the room attendance record book during outdoor play in the football pitch. 4. Trailing flexes were within reach of the children, leading to a risk of injury, as follows; 1. In the preschool room from an air filter machine and from a heater. 2. In the toddler room from an air filter machine. 3. In the toddler room at 1.53pm, two children aged between 2 and 3 years 2months were given a bottle to drink while lying down on a low bed in a darkened room, this practice leads to a risk of choking. Infection Control: 4. In the preschool room, there was a mop and bucket stored in the sanitary facility, this leads to poor infection control. Safe sleep 5. In the toddler room at 13.55 pm, the temperature of the care room while ten children aged between 2 and 5 years slept was recorded as 23.7 o C. This exceeds the recommended temperature of between 18 and 22 o C. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - General Safety: 1. The service purchased new attendance books for both groups as there has been a change to the groupings of children, which led to one child not being signed in at all. All attendance books have been updated with the correct groupings. At the staff meeting held 23rd November 2023, the attendance records procedure was added to the agenda, it was highlighted the need for carrying the attendance records to the various outdoor spaces and signing children out at they leave the creche. Spot checks when staff are outside that they have brought the attendance records with them. 2. All trailing flexes have now been secured from both air filters and the heater. Checking trailing flexes has been added to the centres risk assessment. 3. The service has created a dedicated area, in a supported soft area supervised by the practitioners, where the children can drink their bottles before the lights go off at sleep time. Infection Control: 4. The mop and bucket have been taken away and stored in the sluice room. Staff meeting held 23rd November 2023 discussed what cleaning items can be kept in room and what needs to be stored in sluice room. Safe Sleep: 5. To ensure the room does not get too hot, staff will open sky lights before nap time and the service has altered the timed heating so it is not too hot. In January 2024 the service installed new motorised windows, which will be motorised to open, so they can open safely even when the children are sleeping and the service purchased a new wall thermometer that alarms when the room goes out of recommended sleep room temperature Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 21, 22, 25, 26. ### Other services in Dublin - [Kilbarrack Community Development Project](/creche/kilbarrack-community-development-project-dublin-4.md) Dublin 4 - [Kilbarrack Foxfield Preschool](/creche/kilbarrack-foxfield-preschool-dublin-5.md) Dublin 5 - [Killinarden Family Resource Centre](/creche/killinarden-family-resource-centre-dublin-24.md) Dublin 24 - [Kinsealy Woods Creche and Montessori](/creche/kinsealy-woods-creche-and-montessori-kinsealy.md) Kinsealy - [Larkhill Playgroup](/creche/larkhill-playgroup-dublin-9.md) Dublin 9 - [Lilys Before & After-School Childcare](/creche/lilys-before-after-school-childcare-dublin-16.md) Dublin 16 - [Little Harvard Creche & Montessori](/creche/little-harvard-creche-montessori-dublin-14.md) Dublin 14 - [Maywood Montessori](/creche/maywood-montessori-dublin-5.md) Dublin 5 - [Rose Cottage](/creche/rose-cottage-dublin-11.md) Dublin 11 - [Booterstown Montessori School](/creche/booterstown-montessori-school-booterstown.md) Booterstown [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/kidz-zone-dublin-15/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11