Inspection of 25 July 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (2) (a) & (b) Three written and validated references for 2 staff members were not on file. Six written references were on file for 4 staff members, but these were not validated. (4) One staff member working directly with the children did not have the required level 5 qualification in Early Childhood Care and Education
Provider's corrective action:
- (2) (a) & (b) Nine written and validated references are now on file for the adults working in the service. Prior to staff members starting in the service all references will be sought and validated. (4) The staff member is no longer working in the service. Staff members with the required qualifications will be recruited in the future
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: Garda vetting was available for 7 adults, however, 1 of these vetting disclosures was not dated within the previous 3 years in adherence to the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice “EYI-RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting” posing a potential safety risk for children Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: A renewed garda vetting application has been submitted and received. The registered provider will carry out regular file checks for all staff members
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
- (b) Records of the annual servicing by a competent person, in relation to the premises smoke and fire detection system and firefighting equipment were not completed since 27/11/2023
Provider's corrective action:
- A certificate of maintenance servicing of the fire detection system was submitted to the Inspectorate with a service date of 18/08/2025 for the firefighting equipment and 19/08/2025 for the smoke detection system. The registered provider will carry out regular checks of the dates of services due
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19.