Inspection of 12 January 2026 — Inspection Report
Regulation 11 — Staffing levels
- The adult child ratios were not always maintained on the afternoon of the inspection. For example: At 14:15 There were 9 preschool and 17 school age children in the care of two staff while an additional staff member went to collect children from school. A minimum of 3 staff were required to care for this number of children. At 15:15 There were 5 preschool and 17 school age children in the care of two staff where a minimum of 3 staff were required
Provider's corrective action:
- Another member of staff who was working in our school age service has achieved their level 5 in Early Childhood Care and Education and is now also working directly with our preschool children. The registered provider will ensure going forward the adult child ratios are always maintained in the service
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- The Garda vetting for the registered provider had not been renewed in the past 3 years as required in compliance with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice to renew Garda vetting every 3 years for all staff and registered providers. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider will ensure their Garda vetting is renewed every three years going forward
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
- (b) There was no record in place to demonstrate that the number, type and maintenance of firefighting equipment had been serviced in the past year. There was no record in place to demonstrate the smoke alarm had been serviced in the past year. This non-compliance was identified on previous inspections of the service on 6 March 2020 and 9 February 2023. It is acknowledged that confirmation both the fire alarm and the fire maintenance equipment were serviced shortly after the inspection was received by the inspector
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider has signed a contract with a fire maintenance company to ensure the regular maintenance of the fire equipment and fire alarm is carried out annually
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 21, 22, 25, 28.