# Little Toppers, Straffan — inspection reports and findings > Little Toppers (Straffan, Co. Kildare): what Tusla inspections found — 2 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Little Toppers Sessional · 1 - 6 Years · Straffan, Kildare · Tusla ID **TU2015KE096** · 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 27 January 2026 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - The registered provider did not take appropriate measures to ensure that all adults were suitable to work in an early years service prior to their commencement as follows: • International Police vetting was not available for one adult who had lived outside the State for a period exceeding six months. • Garda vetting in respect of two adults had not been received or reviewed prior to them commencing work in the service. • Two references in respect of one adult had not been validated prior to them commencing in the service - We have changed our procedure on recruitment to include criminal and sex offences for international police requests and made all management staff aware of these changes. We have changed on policy on recruitment to ensure that no new staff member will start working with children until Garda vetting, international police clearance and 2 written references have been received and that all these documents have been checked and verified prior to starting. We have made all relevant management staff aware of these changes ##### Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child - (g) One record did not contain details of a child’s medical practitioner. (h) One record had no immunisation details recorded - We have changed our pre-admission policy to state that children cannot start until all relevant information required is provided and the registration form is complete. This will be signed off by the relevant manager or deputy manager prior to commencing in the creche ##### Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child - (19)(1)(b) Two children in the Cubs room did not eat any of the dinner of pasta and tomato sauce with cheese. Staff stated that they didn’t like pasta. No alternative was offered to the children before they were put to bed at 12.00pm. It was noted that the children last ate at 10.00am. No further food was offered to them until the afternoon snack at 3.00pm - We have revised our healthy eating policy, mealtimes practices section. This has been circulated to and explained to all staff members. We have an updated the food dislikes/preferences list in the kitchen for all rooms ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - Infection Control: 1. There was no handwashing before dinner in the Little Giraffes room. 2. Some nappy changing practices observed on the day of inspection were not in line with the service policy or to prevent cross contamination as follows: • Staff did not wash their hands prior to the nappy change. • The staff member re-dressed with soiled gloves. • The staff member did not wash her hands or the child’s hands following the nappy change. 3. The pedal bins in the Little Giraffe room were stored on a windowsill. Staff were observed handling the bin lid when disposing waste. This poses a risk of cross contamination. Administration of Medication: 4. A child in the service required emergency medication, this medication was not stored in it’s original packaging with the details of the administration shown. This could prevent the correct dosage being administered and the continuity of care of the child in the event the medication had to be administered. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - Infection Control: 1.We went through a re training process with the staff member involved highlighting the need for her and the children in her to wash their hands before eating. 2. We have reviewed and redone the nappy changing procedure to make it easier to understand ensuring the points raised in the inspection have been covered. We have issued the new procedure to all staff and have monitored nappy changes to ensure that the procedure is understood and being followed. 3. We have relocated the pedal bins to a floor level location that is safe and accessible to the relevant staff member and not accessible by the children. Administration of Medication: 4. We have reissued the medication management procedure to all staff members and went through it at our staff meeting. We emailed the procedure to all parents highlighting the need for the original packaging and dosage instructions. We reminded the parents that we cannot accept medication unless we have the packaging and dosage instructions Found compliant: Regulation 11, 16. #### Inspection of 13 November 2024 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: Garda vetting was available for all staff members. However, two staff member’s vetting disclosures were not dated within the previous three years in adherence to with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice ‘EYI- RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting’. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - General Safety: Management immediately applied for and received the Garda vetting for both staff members. A master sheet has been created of expiry dates to cover all vetting. This will be checked at the start of each month Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 25, 26, 27, 29. ### Other services in Kildare - [Maap Childcare Limited - Mullen Park](/creche/maap-childcare-limited-mullen-park-maynooth.md) Maynooth - [MAAP Childcare Limited T/A Tots Creche and Daycare Nursery Ltd.](/creche/maap-childcare-limited-t-a-tots-creche-and-daycare-nursery-ltd-naas.md) Naas - [Maap Childcare Sallins Limited T/A Tots Creche and Day Care Nursery](/creche/maap-childcare-sallins-limited-t-a-tots-creche-and-day-care-nursery-sallins.md) Sallins - [Milltown Playschool](/creche/milltown-playschool-newbridge.md) Newbridge - [Oak Park Maap Childcare](/creche/oak-park-maap-childcare-naas.md) Naas - [Smiley Faces Killashee](/creche/smiley-faces-killashee-naas.md) Naas - [Apple Tree Creche](/creche/apple-tree-creche-naas.md) Naas - [Little Folks Playschool](/creche/little-folks-playschool-rathangan.md) Rathangan - [Kidz Akademy](/creche/kidz-akademy-kilcullen.md) Kilcullen - [First Steps](/creche/first-steps-naas.md) Naas [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-toppers-straffan/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11