# Little Smarties CLG, Pettigo — inspection reports and findings

> Little Smarties CLG (Pettigo, Co. Donegal): what Tusla inspections found — 2 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Little Smarties CLG

Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Pettigo, Donegal · Tusla ID **TU2015DL072** · 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 16 April 2025 — Change in Circumstance

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

No non-compliance recorded in this report.

#### Inspection of 11 February 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- (2) (a) (b) 1. There was no second reference on file for one staff member. 2. Five of the references on file for three staff members were not validated. (d) There was no record of experience on file for one staff member, therefore the requirement for international police vetting could not be determined. (4) It could not be determined from the information presented on inspection that one staff member had obtained a major award in Early Childhood Care and Education at level 5 or above on the National Framework of Qualifications or equivalent

- (2) (a) (b) 1. The second reference has now been put on file in her folder. 2. All references have now been verified by our Board of Directors. References will now be sent to us prior to any staff member starting and they will be printed off promptly. (d) The C.V has now been placed in her folder, police vetting has been filed. Folders will be checked more often and if any new staff begins the Board will verify their references the same day. References will now be sent to us prior to any staff member starting and they will be printed off promptly. (4) The staff members college tutor forwarded on her current stage in college to date which has been forwarded to DCEDIY. We are awaiting to hear back from them

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 21, 23, 29.

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Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11