# Little Stars Pre-school (Moville), Moville — inspection reports and findings

> Little Stars Pre-school (Moville) (Moville, Co. Donegal): what Tusla inspections found — 2 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Little Stars Pre-school (Moville)

Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Moville, Donegal · Tusla ID **TU2015DL074** · 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 26 March 2026 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

**Immediate action notice.** An immediate action notice was issued to the registered provider on 27 March 2026 in relation to no Garda Vetting available for one staff member. Please see body of the report for more detail.

##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- One reference was not on file from either previous employers or (b) from reputable sources for one adult working directly with the children. (c) An immediate action notice was issued to the registered provider on 27 March 2026 in relation to no Garda Vetting available for one adult working directly with the children. An adequate response was received from the registered provider on 27 March 2026

- (2)(a) References have now been acquired, printed and are on file in the office. (c) The service has rectified the situation with immediate effect. In the future all contractors will be vetted again by the preschool

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 15, 19, 23, 25, 26, 27, 28.

#### Inspection of 13 October 2023 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- (1) (b) On day one of the inspection, the registered provider did not ensure that, the designated person or a named person to deputise, was on the premises. When the inspector arrived at the premises at 10:25hrs to carry out an unannounced inspection, there was no person in charge available. The inspector made contact by phone and there was no response. At 11:40hrs, the inspector returned to the service, the person in charge was present. The inspector was unable to contact the person in charge until 11.40hrs. It is acknowledged that the group of children, staff and person in charge were together, offsite on an outing during this time

- Phone number has been updated with the inspectorate to ensure contact can be made in future

##### Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child

- (h) The records of immunisations were not complete for 3 of the 10 children’s registration forms reviewed

- We will request the parents send in the vaccination records or a statement if the children are not vaccinated. We will ask parents for this further in advance in future

##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

- Outing: In case of emergency, staff and children should be contactable and easily located. • On day one of the inspection the inspector arrived at the service at 10:25hrs. Staff and children were not present on the premises. Staff and children were not located until after 11:40hrs with no communication of notice outlining contact. The inspector did attempt to make contact by phone however there was no response. Action submitted by the Registered Provider

- Outing: We have provided Tusla with an up-to-date mobile number and we sincerely apologise that no one answered the door, but we were on a nature walk. We will ensure that all phone numbers are kept up to date with Tusla

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 22, 24.

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Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11
