Inspection of 2 April 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. Garda vetting was available for three staff members, the registered provider and one work experience student, however, one vetting disclosure was not dated within the previous three years in adherence to with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice ‘EYI-RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting’. Action submitted by the Registered Provider Corrective Action General Safety: We have begun the vetting process with an online application and the certified documents have been submitted; this process is ongoing. Preventive Action We have marked this on our calendar to review all staff vetting once per year. We have also scheduled an email to ourselves to remind us to review staff vetting dates again this time next year. Supporting documentation submitted General Safety: Document X 1 Summary Comment It is acknowledged the re vetting process is underway, however, the requirement for Regulation 23 has not been met at this time as the updated disclosure document has not yet been issued. This area of the regulations will be reviewed at the time of the next inspection
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
- (b) There was no documentary evidence available to demonstrate the firefighting equipment in the pre-school had been serviced since 2023
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action The fire company has completed the required servicing. Preventive Action We have marked our calendar to remind us that this needs to be carried out again this time next year and scheduled an email for 11 months’ time to remind us to book the service in with the company
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 21, 22, 25, 27.