# Knockmore Rathduff Butterflies Community Playschool, Ballina — inspection reports and findings

> Knockmore Rathduff Butterflies Community Playschool (Ballina, Co. Mayo): what Tusla inspections found — 3 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Knockmore Rathduff Butterflies Community Playschool

Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Ballina, Mayo · Tusla ID **TU2015MO065** · 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 4 March 2026 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- The following vetting information was unavailable for inspection:
- (a) A second written validated reference from the staff member’s most recent past employer was required to be obtained

- The service advised in writing that: Corrective and Preventive Action
- (a) The staff member was requested to provide a second employer reference which was validated by the person in charge and placed on file. The service’s policies was updated to prevent similar future non-compliance

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 22, 23, 27, 28.

#### Inspection of 27 March 2025 — Change in Circumstance

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

No non-compliance recorded in this report.

#### Inspection of 6 October 2023 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child

- (1) The following details were incomplete from the 10 records sampled: (h) There was no information provided of the record of immunisation status of the child

- The registered provider advised in a written response that:
- (h) Corrective and Preventive Action The service sent out forms to all the parents to update the records of their children’s immunisations. Once the forms were returned, the forms were attached to the children’s files and stored. The immunisation record form has been added to the new main children’s registration form for future records. Summary Comment The action taken by the service has been reviewed by the Early Years Inspectorate and been found to have addressed the regulatory non-compliance found on inspection

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 16, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28.

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Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11