Inspection of 21 July 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (d) Three overseas police vetting disclosures were missing in respect of 3 adults that had lived outside the jurisdiction, for longer than 6 consecutive months, while over the age of 18 years
Provider's corrective action:
- The following statement was received from the registered provider:
- (d) One of the 3 adults is no longer working in the service. Overseas police vetting is now on file for the 2 remaining adults. In future, all required documentation will be on file before the employee commences employment
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. Circular tabletops in use in the both the Pre-ECCE and Toddler care areas had patches of uneven fiberboard missing, posing a safety risk to the children. Infection Control: 2. Nappy changing procedures were inadequate to control the spread of infection. An adult from the Toddler area did not follow the nappy changing procedure in use in the service. In discussion with the inspector the staff member was unaware of the requirement to use a disposable apron for each soiled nappy change and that children’s hands should be washed after nappy changing. Examples observed during inspection: • Disposable gloves were not worn at all times when required for personal care of a child while nappy changing. • The staff member returned a used apron to the clean apron bag. • The inspector observed that the staff member did not wash children’s hands following nappy changing. It was acknowledged that this was addressed following a discussion with the staff member. 3. The corners of 3 vinyl mats were in a poor state of repair. The corners of the mats were worn making effective cleaning difficult. 4. A sofa in use in the Pre-ECCE had a patch of vinyl material missing making it difficult to clean. Safe Sleep: 5. Sleep records furnished to the inspector of 2 children sleeping did not contain all the relevant information required, compromising the safety of the children. The inspector observed that the children’s sleep room records were missing the temperatures of the sleep room during 10-minute checks. In addition, the sleep records were pre-populated with ten-minute time slots. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- The following statements were received from the registered provider; General Safety: 1. The circular tables in the Pre-ECCE and Toddler care areas have been replaced. All staff have been asked to report any wear and tear of furniture which will be removed, replaced or repaired. Infection Control: 2. Staff responsible for nappy changing have been retrained to ensure compliance with the service nappy changing policy and to prevent the spread of infection. The manager will conduct nappy changing checks to ensure the nappy changing policy is being followed. 3. The floor mats have been removed and new floor mats have been ordered. 4. The sofa has been removed from the Pre-ECCE care room. Safe Sleep: 5. The 10-minute physical sleep checks have been revised to include the temperature of the sleep room and the pre-populated time slots have been removed
Regulation 25 — First aid
- (b) The inspector observed that the following items had expired: • A box of 8cm x 6 cm wound dressings expiry date 02/2022 • Two boxes of 5 cm x 5 cm wound dressings with expiry dates of 06/2022 and 06/2024 • A box of 10 cm x 10 cm wound dressings and an eye pad with an expiry date of 05/2024
Provider's corrective action:
- The following statement was received from the registered provider;
- (b) All expired items have been replaced. A quarterly check will be carried out to ensure the first aid boxes are well stocked and all used items will be replaced
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 26, 28.