# Kilcormac Community Childcare, Kilcormac — inspection reports and findings > Kilcormac Community Childcare (Kilcormac, Co. Offaly): what Tusla inspections found — 3 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Kilcormac Community Childcare Full Day · 1 - 6 Years · Kilcormac, Offaly · Tusla ID **TU2025OY003** · Registered since 28 August 2025 An inspection records what inspectors saw **on one day**; services respond with corrective actions — [how to read this](/methodology.md). #### Inspection of 5 May 2026 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child - (1)(a) Physical and material environment: 1. The physical and material environment in Green room was not constructively planned, considered or presented from a child’s perspective. The indoor environment did not have interesting play and learning spaces which provided developmentally appropriate, challenging, diverse, creative and enriching experiences that facilitated child led play. It is acknowledged that there was materials and resources present however they were on shelving out of reach of children or in protective covers / boxes. It was observed that a ctivities were adult led rather than enabling the children to be independent to make choices and decisions about their play. There was an absence of defined interest areas in the room. There was a play kitchen, a plastic garage and farm carcass which did not have any associative toys available. This limited the play value of these toys, and the children were not observed to play with them. There was no d ress up clothes, no sensorial materials such as sand, water, shredded paper, open ended, art and craft materials, puzzles available to the children. While it is acknowledged that there were plenty of age appropriate books, they were not available to the children. 2. The covered outdoor area used by the children from the Green room required to be presented in a more planned way to support the children’s play, movement, and exploration - Corrective and Preventive Action 1. The layout of the room has been changed to include diverse creative and developmentally appropriate experiences with an emphasis on child led play. Resources accessible for the children have been increased . Equipment has been ordered and a tuff tray has been introduced to the room on a permanent basis which changes each day, included animals/ shredded paper, sand, water/ice, play dough, bubbles/ pasta play and cornflour. We received confirmation that we had been allocated support from an external quality development service on 15 June 2026. We hope to learn and maintain a child centred physical environment with their guidance and support. During fortnightly planning meetings , we will be looking at what we can change or add to the weekly room lay out to enhance, observing the children’s experiences, what has been working well and identifying interests that we can build on in the areas of the room. We will also take photographs of the room layout for future reference. 2. We have added in more outdoor equipment in the morning, and afternoon set ups of the garden area. We have introduced a sand t ray to the middle of garden, removed the two pieces or equipment that were never used. Chalk is available for chalk boards; balance stones have been introduced; we moved the position of the slide to allow space for ride on toys as well as smaller cars/trucks. A water tray has also been ordered for the outdoor area. We received confirmation that we had been allocated support from an external quality development service on 15 June 2026. We hope to learn to continuously create an inviting outdoor area for the children with their guidance and support . During fortnightly planning meetings we will discuss the outdoor environment, consider if the children are getting bored of any of the equipment, what can we add, theme, change up the layout or introduce. Keeping these planning notes and taking photos of the area will help us look back at layouts and what has and hasn’t worked previously ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: 1. There were no v isibility strips on the low glass panels on either side of the door s to the outdoor area. This created a risk of injury to a preschool child if they failed to recognise the glass while moving. 2. There was no protective covering on the metal supporting poles on the work surface unit in the Green room to prevent an injury to a child if they ran into them. Infection Control: 3. Nappy changes were observed on the day of inspection and were not adequate for infection control purposes. The nappy change practices require to be reviewed as the gloves and apron used not removed following the disposal of the soiled nappy and wipes and prior to handling the clean nappy. It was observed that the children’s hands not washed after the nappy was changed, the child dressed and prior to returning to the care room. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - General Safety: 1. Visibility circles were added to the windows. Staff will check the window stickers weekly in case they need to be replaced. Extra stickers have been purchased for replacement. 2. Protective foam covering have been wrapped around metal legs and secured to prevent injury to a child. Staff to check the foam covering on the metal legs each day in case they become lose or damaged. Extra has been purchased in case this is to happen. Infection Control: 3. A new nappy changing policy was written. All staff read and signed to say that they fully understood the policy Infection control notice put in nappy changing area. Training given on correct procedure to change nappies, using a doll as demonstration, each staff member demonstrated the step by step procedure. The step by step nappy changing procedure is displayed at adult height in the nappy changing area. Training morning to demonstrate correct procedure. A new nappy bin was purchased. Spot checks will be completed to observe that staff are changing nappies in line with the nappy changing procedure Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 24, 25, 26, 27, 28. #### Inspection of 26 November 2025 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - (2)(d) Police vetting was not available for one adult who had resided outside the state for a period of longer than six consecutive months. (4) One adult employed and working directly with the children attending the service did not have a major award in Early Childhood Care and Education at Level 5 on the National Framework of Qualifications - (2)(d) Police vetting has been applied for. (4) The qualification certificate is on file Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19. #### Inspection of 14 August 2025 — New Service Full report (PDF, Tusla) No non-compliance recorded in this report. ### Other services in Offaly - [Kilcormac Community Childcare Ltd](/creche/kilcormac-community-childcare-ltd-kilcormac.md) Kilcormac - [Killeigh Preschol CLG](/creche/killeigh-preschol-clg-tullamore.md) Tullamore - [Laugh & Learn Childcare](/creche/laugh-learn-childcare-birr-2.md) Birr - [Little Scallywags](/creche/little-scallywags-tullamore.md) Tullamore - [Mie World](/creche/mie-world-ballycumber.md) Ballycumber - [Ballycommon Community Childcare Initiative](/creche/ballycommon-community-childcare-initiative-ballycommon.md) Ballycommon - [Muddy Puddles](/creche/muddy-puddles-tullamore.md) Tullamore - [Castleview Pre-School](/creche/castleview-pre-school-tullamore.md) Tullamore - [Pullough Community Pre-School](/creche/pullough-community-pre-school-tullamore.md) Tullamore - [Just 4 Kids Crèche](/creche/just-4-kids-creche-portarlington-3.md) Portarlington [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/kilcormac-community-childcare-kilcormac/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11