# Little Mischief Day Nursery & Montessori Piltown, Piltown — inspection reports and findings

> Little Mischief Day Nursery & Montessori Piltown (Piltown, Co. Kilkenny): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Little Mischief Day Nursery & Montessori Piltown

Full Day · 1 - 6 Years · Piltown, Kilkenny · Tusla ID **TU2015KK099** · Registered since 1 January 2026

An inspection records what inspectors saw **on one day**; services respond with corrective actions — [how to read this](/methodology.md).

#### Inspection of 9 June 2026 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 21 — Equipment and materials

- While it is acknowledged that the furniture, play and work equipment in the Wobbler room and Preschool 1 room was adequate and suitable, the Toddler rooms was sparsely furnished and had little equipment and toys for the children. This room had no areas of interest and toys were stored on shelving which was too high for this age of children to access easily

- The registered provider stated that action was taken to correct this non -compliance. The rooms were defined with extra furniture and additional equipment. The toys are now accessible to the children. They will ensure that area is kept defined and add to the materials and equipment available

##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

- General Safety: 1. On review of a sample of 10 accident and incident records, the inspector could not be assured that 6 parents had been informed of an accident or incident which had occurred during the day as there was no parental signature on the forms. Infection Control: 2. The surface areas of the doors and the frames of the cubicles in the children bathroom were not wipeable this created a risk of cross infection. 3. The covering of the floor mats and soft shaped cushions in the Wobbler and Toddler room were worn with the internal foam visible. This prevented them from being cleaned effectively posing a risk of cross infection. 4. The tiling on the walls and floor of the children bathroom was dirty with a build-up of dust and dirt. Administration of Medication: 5. The administration of medication records did not include the required signatures. The inspector reviewed 10 forms, none of which included the parental signature to evidence that they had been informed that their child had received medication during the day. This procedure is required by the services Medication policy. Safe Sleep: 6. The 10-minute sleep checks in the Wobbler room were not followed correctly. The staff member was observed not to leave the care room between 11:45 and 12:10 to complete the sleep checks however the written sleep record for two sleeping children during this time were completed, recording the sleep room temperature, their breathing as normal, and their sleeping position. Fire Safety: 7. The firefighting equipment had not been serviced within the last 12 months. Action submitted by the Registered Provider

- The registered provider stated that: General Safety: 1. Parents have completed the forms with the required signatures and going forward the person in charge will ensure all forms are signed as required. Infection Control: 2. The doors and frames of the cubicles have been repainted with washable paint. 3. All worn matting and soft shapes have been removed and replacements purchased. 4. The areas have been cleaned and disinfected. Going forward better care and attention will be given to the cleaning and all areas will be checked and worn toys will be removed in future. Administration of Medication: 5. Parents have signed the required forms, and staff were remined of the policy and the importance of the completion of all forms. The person in charge will ensure going forward that these are completed. Safe Sleep: 6. Staff were remined of the seriousness of following the correct procedure. In future if support is required another staff member will do the sleep checks Fire Safety: 7. The firefighting equipment was serviced on the 18 June, and the company have agreed to complete and annual maintenance call

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

### Other services in Kilkenny

- [Little Shamrocks](/creche/little-shamrocks-kilkenny.md) Kilkenny
- [Little Stars Preschool Piltown](/creche/little-stars-preschool-piltown-piltown.md) Piltown
- [Little Sunflowers Too Montessori](/creche/little-sunflowers-too-montessori-callan.md) Callan
- [Nature Explorers Pre-school](/creche/nature-explorers-pre-school-via-borris.md) Via Borris
- [Talbots Gate Childcare and Early Learning Centre Limited](/creche/talbots-gate-childcare-and-early-learning-centre-limited-kilkenny.md) Kilkenny
- [Bluebells Early Years Service](/creche/bluebells-early-years-service-kilkenny.md) Kilkenny
- [Little Sunflowers Crèche](/creche/little-sunflowers-creche-callan.md) Callan
- [The Growing Patch Childcare Centre](/creche/the-growing-patch-childcare-centre-kilkenny.md) Kilkenny

[Alert me when a new report is published](/help.md) · [Dated report on this service — €19](/report.md)

---

Página: https://creche-inspection-reports.pages.dev/creche/little-mischief-day-nursery-montessori-piltown-piltown/
Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11