Links Childcare

Sessional · 0 - 6 Years · Dublin 15, Dublin · Tusla ID TU2015FL150 · Registered since 1 January 2026

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4published inspections

0non-compliances at latest report read

0immediate action notices

0registration conditions

No non-compliance recorded in this report.

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 32.

General Safety: 1. A cleaning agent was observed to be stored accessible to children in an unlocked press under the sink in the Seahorse room. This posed a risk of injury. It is acknowledged that the staff moved the cleaning agent out of reach of the children once the identified risk was brought to their attention by the inspection team. Action submitted by the Registered Provider

Provider's corrective action:

General Safety: 1. The cleaning agent was immediately returned to its proper storage press when the issue was pointed out to staff. It has remained there since. The monitoring of the storage of cleaning agents is already on the audit list for Managers and will remain so. The matter was raised at a continuous professional development meeting with all staff, and a reminder was given to staff to be extra vigilant. The Regional Manager will also monitor

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 15, 16, 19, 25, 26, 28.

The registered provider did not ensure the following: (g) The following policies required under Regulation 10, detailed in Schedule 5 were not available to parents: (o) Policy on staff absence, (q) recruitment policy and (r) risk management policy

Provider's corrective action:

Corrective Action: The policies not available to parents on the day of the inspection have now been drafted by the service. Preventive Action: The service checked Schedule 5 of Regulation 10 and verified all policies were in place and will ensure all policies will be reviewed regularly

(1) The registered provider did not ensure the following: (k)Following a review of a sample of 16 records, the registered provider ensured a full record in writing was maintained for accident and incidents. The following was observed: • Six records did not have a parent’s signature. • Three records did not have the full details of the child recorded

Provider's corrective action:

Corrective Action: The service corrected the accident/incident forms that were missing either a signature or a child’s full name. Specific refresher training on the completion of these forms was organised for the service. Preventive Action: The Regional Manager/Manager of the service will deliver training to all new staff/management in the future. and they commit to ‘spot check’ forms

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 17, 19, 23, 32.

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