Inspection of 11 December 2025 — Inspection Report
Immediate action notice. An Immediate Action Notice (IAN) was issued to the service on the 11 December 2025 in relation to Regulation 9- Management and Recruitment. On the 12 December 2025 the registered provider responded adequately to the IAN with the measures implemented within the service. Please see details in the body of the inspection report.
Regulation 8 — Notification of change in circumstances
- (c) A Garda vetting disclosure had not been obtained for one staff member employed in the service. An Immediate Action Notice (IAN) was issued to the service on the 11 December 2025 in relation to Regulation 9- Management and Recruitment. (d) Police vetting was not available from one country in respect of one staff member who had resided outside the jurisdiction for a period of more than 6 consecutive months as an adult. (3) Documentary evidence was available to demonstrate that the procedures outlined in paragraph (2) had not been completed for three staff members prior to starting in the service and allowed access to the children
Provider's corrective action:
- (c) In response to the non-compliance the registered provider has stated that Garda Vetting has been obtained for the staff member and that the manager and administrator are aware that employees cannot start in the service until their Garda Vetting has been received. (d) In response the police vetting for the staff member has been received and translated into English. All police vetting documents from staff will be obtained before they start in the service. (3) All future staff will not be allowed to start in the service before we have received their Garda and police vetting. Owner, Manger and Administration staff member all agreed this action in our weekly meeting on 12th Dec 2025
Regulation 10 — Policies, procedures etc. of pre-school service
- (i) The service did not have an outings policy in place which outlined the procedures and practices to be followed by staff when undertaking an outing. For example. • Describes measures to ensure the safety and welfare of children when on an outing. • Sets out risk assessment processes and procedures and how the service will respond to identified risks. • States the approach to obtaining written parental consent for outings. • Outlines the procedures for supervising and checking children including adult: child ratios. • States the details for the management of a critical incident on outing (e.g. missing child). • Specifies first aid measures to be in place for the duration of the outing. • Details of insurance cover are outlined
Provider's corrective action:
- (i) In response to the non-compliance the registered provider has stated that an outings policy is now in place for our service. The was created by the owner, manager and administration staff member. We have also obtained written consent from all parents for any future outings the service go on. Staff updated and trained, if needed, on the new policy and required forms. We will review and update our outings policy as necessary and document all the findings and risk assessments for any future outings in the service. Manager / Person in charge will do checks to ensure risk assessment / checklist are being adhered to by staff and that permissions are in place before any outing proceeds
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. During the inspection the staff and children undertook an outing to another service operated by the registered provider in the village of Lusk. While it is acknowledged that there was evidence on the day of staff carrying out safety measures, the following practices and procedures were not documented by staff prior to the outing taking place. • No documented risk assessment completed prior to the children leaving the service. • No documented information maintained of the outing to include staff present, children in attendance, first aid box available, charged mobile phone, contact details of parents and adult child ratios. • No written parental consent obtained prior to the outing taking place. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1. In response the service has stated that they have implemented a new outings policy, we have gotten permission from all parents regarding outings and we have also created an outings risk assessment/ checklist which have all been communicated with to staff and they have been trained on how to complete the necessary forms for any future outings in the service. The risk assessment will be completed by the person in charge. It will document any risks involved and how we can manage them. The outings checklist will document that we know– all staff present, children in attendance, that’s we have the first aid box and mobile phone brought with all parent contact details. Staff are informed and trained on new policy and required forms. These have all been communicated with our staff and they are also trained on our policies and procedures in place for any future outings in the service
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
- A record was not available of the number, type and maintenance of the firefighting equipment and smoke alarms in the service
Provider's corrective action:
- (1)(b) In response the service organised for the fire extinguishers and smoke detectors in the service to be serviced. A reminder will be sent to us when the new maintenance inspection needs to be done every year
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 15, 19, 25.