Inspection of 5 November 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child
- Basic Needs 1. It was observed in the Wobbler 1 and 2 rooms that children were not encouraged or prompted to remove their soothers before and after sleeping and mealtime despite appearing settled in the care room. Overuse of soothers can limit a child’s oral and speech development. 2. The position of the family tree displays in the Wobbler 1 and 2 rooms were not visually available to the children to support them to create a positive sense of belonging. Physical and Material environment 3. Cause and effect toys in the Wobbler 3 room and outdoor area were not working, removing the play and developmental purpose of the toy from the children
Provider's corrective action:
- In response to the non-compliances the service has stated the following. 1. A staff meeting was held on the 11.11.2025 and during this meeting staff have been reminded that children should be encouraged to remove their soothers before and after sleeping when they appear to be settled in the room. Local and Senior Management will do spot checks to ensure compliance with all aspects of regulation 19. 2. The family tree displays in Wobbler 1 and Wobbler 2 rooms were moved lower to the child’s level to support their sense of belonging. Local and Senior Management will do spot checks to ensure compliance with all aspects of regulation 19. 3. Cause and effect toys from Wobbler 3 room and outdoor area that were not working due to batteries have been removed and placed in the storage to be used on the rotation basis to be sure that batteries are always in full operation. Management will monitor batteries usage. Local and Senior Management will do spot checks to ensure compliance with all aspects of regulation 19
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- Infection Control: 1. Handwashing practices were inadequate in the Wobbler 3 room to control the spread of infection. Staff did not follow the service infection control policy as children were not assisted to wash their hands before sitting at the table to eat their lunch. 2. Staff in the ECCE room did not ensure that children’s perishable food items from home that were eaten at snack time were refrigerated on arrival to the service to prevent the potential risk of food borne infections. This is at variance with the service policy on infection control. Safe Sleep: 3. Sleep practices observed in the service were not in line with the service policy on safe sleep and the sleep guidelines issued by Tusla, in September 2023, for example. • Five children from the Wobbler 2 room under the age of two years were facilitated to sleep on cocoon beds. Documentary evidence was not available to demonstrate that parents had been involved in the completion of individualised sleep plans before commencing this change of sleeping arrangement. This is at variance to Tusla’s guidance document on safe sleep for children under 24 months. • Two children under the age of two years were observed to sleep on low stackable beds, which are not recommended as suitable beds for children under the age of two years old. Documentary evidence was not available to demonstrate that parents had been involved in the completion of individualised sleep plans before commencing this change of sleeping arrangement. This is at variance to Tusla’s guidance document on safe sleep for children under 24 months. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- Infection Control: 1 and 2. In response to the non-compliances the service has stated that all staff have been retrained in our hand washing policy and visual reminders have been placed in the classroom to support staff. Local and Senior Management will conduct periodic inspections to ensure compliance with all aspects of regulation 23. Safe Sleep: 3. To address the non-compliance all sleep plans documentation has been revised, and all the missing ones have been completed with parents’ cooperation. Local and Senior Management will conduct periodic inspections to ensure compliance with all aspects of regulation 23
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11.