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Little Acorns Nursery

Full Day · 0 - 6 Years · Buncrana, Donegal · Tusla ID TU2019DL001 · Registered since 9 July 2025

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2published inspections
3non-compliances at latest report read
0immediate action notices
0registration conditions

Inspection of 12 February 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

Regulation 10 — Policies, procedures etc. of pre-school service

  • The following policy was reviewed by the inspector and found not to contain the necessary information to meet the regulatory requirements. (l) The policy on healthy eating did not specify how food is stored and prepared, including heated on site
Provider's corrective action:
  • Healthy Eating Policy and Induction Pack has been updated to include how food is stored and prepared, including heated on site. Management also sent parents a message about this on our WhatsApp parents’ group. All new parents will receive new updated Healthy Eating Policy and Induction Pack

Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child

  • From the sample of 10 records reviewed, the following information was not available, (a) the surname of the child was omitted from 3 records. (b) the date on which the child first attended the service was omitted from 1 record. (c) provision for the date on which the child ceases to attend the service was not present on 10 reviewed records. (d) the address of a parent or guardian of the child was omitted form 1 record. (h) record of immunisations, received by the child was omitted from 1 record
Provider's corrective action:
  • Management have updated enrolment forms with missing information and an end date has been added to forms and to all new enrolment forms. Management and staff will check any new enrolment forms to make sure all information has been entered by parents

Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

  • General Safety: 1. On the day of inspection, a wooden frame on an outdoor chalk board was damaged and splintered, posing as a risk to children. Infection Control: 2. On the day of inspection, after nappy changing, the hands of the babies were observed to be not consistently washed, posing a risk of infection. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
  • General Safety: 1. Chalk board has been fixed. Staff have been informed to report any damaged equipment to management. Infection Control: 2. At our staff meeting we informed staff that they need to wash each baby’s hands after nappy changing. Signs have been displayed in nappy changing areas

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 22, 27.

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