Inspection of 25 March 2025 — Inspection Report
Immediate action notice. On the day of inspection an Immediate Action Notice was issued to the registered provider for one staff member who was present in the service working directly with the children and who did not have Garda Vetting on file. It is acknowledged that a prompt response was submitted to the office of the Early Years Inspector and a Garda Vetting Certificate for the staff member was subsequently submitted.
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (2)(c) A Garda vetting disclosure certificate was not available for one staff member employed in the service and observed on the day of inspection working directly with the children. An Immediate Action Notice was issued to the registered provider, and it is acknowledged that an adequate response and the required documentation was subsequently promptly submitted to the office of the Early Years Inspector. (3) The Garda vetting procedure specified in paragraph (2) were not carried out prior to the commencement of one employee in the service
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider responded stating that the Garda vetting was secured on the evening of inspection and submitted to the office of the Early Years Inspectorate. The registered provider states that they will not employ staff before obtaining Garda vetting in the future
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 15, 19, 23, 25, 28.