Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
General Safety: Corner edges were unprotected on a grey play table in Preschool 2, and a chipped corner was exposed on a table in Preschool 1, which poses a risk of injury to a child. This is a recurring non-compliance identified upon the last inspection, where the registered provider's corrective and preventive action of “protective corner covers have been put on tables. Protective corners covers will remain on table and corner areas” has not prevented the non- compliance from recurring
Provider's corrective action:
Corrective & Preventive Action General Safety: Boxes were sanded and corners removed. Replaced the table with a different table in Preschool 1. Staff to replace corner covers immediately if they are removed. Boxes in Preschool 2 room have had the corners rounded. The table is disposed of and replaced. Preschool 2: replaced the corner covers of tables
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 25, 26, 28, 29.
(2)(a) and (b) The one written reference for the student was not validated. The student did not have a second written and validated reference. It is acknowledged a reference was submitted on the 5/3/24 via email dated the 5/3/24 the day after the inspection. This also required validation
Provider's corrective action:
The two outstanding references are attached All staff will have 2 written and validated references on file prior to commencing employment
Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
(i)There was no weekly staff roster to show the staff rostered to work in each room and the hours they should work. This is a recurrent non-compliance. It is acknowledged that the staff recorded their entrance and exit times daily
Provider's corrective action:
A roster is now in place and will be copied and filled out daily
Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child
The soft cosy areas in each room were inadequate to facilitate a child to relax in or take a break from an activity. The area in Preschool Room 2 consisted of a small area of industrial type carpet in a corner and in Preschool Room 1 it consisted of 3 cushions in a corner on the linoleum flooring
Provider's corrective action:
Room 1 laid soft cosy flooring with cushions and cosy blanket. Room 2 Did the same and added cushions. These new cosy areas will remain there in the rooms
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
General Safety: 1. The water temperature in the tap in the staff toilet was recorded at 75.3o C, which exceeded the safe water temperature of 43 o C and was a burns risk. 2. There were a number of sharp unprotected corners, on one of the tables in Preschool Room 1 and the white tables and grey play surfaces in Preschool Room 2. These are an injury hazard. Infection Control: 3. Cleaning procedures were found to be inappropriate and at variance with the services cleaning policy. Staff reported that toys were being cleaned with a disinfectant and hot water and the surfaces in Room 1 were being cleaned with disinfectant only
Provider's corrective action:
Corrective & Preventive Action General Safety: 1. Thermostat to control water temperature was put on staff toilet hot water taps. 2. Protective corner covers have been put on tables Protective corners covers will remain on table and corner areas. Infection Control: 3. Toys and surfaces will be cleaned with hot soapy water and then disinfected as needed. These are added to daily list/ checklist
Regulation 25 — First aid
(2)(a) and (b) There were no eye pads in the first aid boxes
Provider's corrective action:
First Aid box restocked with eye pads and will be restocked with requested eye pads when needed
Regulation 29 — Premises
(c) 1. Throughout the inspection the room temperatures in the service were not within the recommended comfortable range of 18–22 o C. The following temperatures were recorded; • Preschool Room 1: 15.6 o C • Preschool Room 2: 14.8 -16 o C • Sanitary Accommodation outside Preschool 2: 15.3 o C • Children’s sanitary accommodation in the hall: 15.9 o C • Staff toilet: 14.4 o C 2. Ventilation appeared inadequate in Preschool Room 1 as there was a strong lingering odour of disinfectant throughout the inspection which had been used earlier in the morning to clean the surfaces. In addition, there was no evidence of windows being opened to allow ventilation in this room throughout the inspection
Provider's corrective action:
1. The service has installed wall thermostats in each room and wall thermostats will be monitored by staff to check the daily temperatures. 2. Window will be opened slightly daily. These are added to daily list/check