# Lollipops Centre Limited, Dublin 15 — inspection reports and findings

> Lollipops Centre Limited (Dublin 15, Co. Dublin): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Lollipops Centre Limited

Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Dublin 15, Dublin · Tusla ID **TU2015FL197** · 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 10 May 2024 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

**Immediate action notice.** A regulatory compliance meeting was held on the 2 July 2024 as a Corrective and Preventive Action response had not been received to the inspectorate to rectify non-compliances identified on inspection.

##### Regulation 8 — Notification of change in circumstances

- (2)(a) Two references that were available for a staff member from a recent employer had not been verified. (4) The registered provider did not ensure that one employee working directly with children attending the service held at least a major award in Early Childhood Care and Education at Level 5 on the National Qualifications Framework or a qualification deemed eligible by the Department of Children, Equality, Disability, Integration and Youth Affairs

- Corrective Action (2)(a) The service contacted the previous employer and verified the references. (4) Corrective Action: the staff member is not currently working in the service and will complete the required training prior to returning to work. Preventive Action (2)(a) The service commit to verifying all references. (4) no action submitted

##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

- The registered provider did not ensure the following: Infection Control: 1. Childrens snacks which were observed to contain perishable food items such as colds meats and dairy products were not refrigerated. This increased the potential risk of infection to young children. Fire Safety: 2. Fire evacuation drills were not adequately frequent to support children to be familiar with safe evacuation procedures. The most recent fire drill was recorded as the 23 February 2024. This posed a risk to the safe evacuation of children in an emergency. Action submitted by the Registered Provider

- Infection Control: 1. Corrective action: the service has ordered 2 fridges for each ecce room to arrive in time before ecce starts again in September, so all perishable items will be refrigerated. Preventive action: all perishable items will be stored correctly and safely. Fire Safety: 2. Corrective action: the service submitted evidence that a fire drill was completed in May, June and July. Preventive action: no action submitted

##### Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures

- (1)(b) There was no documentary evidence available that the smoke alarms had been recently maintained. The record available was dated September 2020

- The service submitted evidence that the smoke alarm system was maintained on the 23 May 2024. The service commit to maintaining a record of the maintenance of the smoke alarm system

##### Regulation not named in the report text

- (1) The registered provider did not notify the agency of the change of the person in charge in the service

- The service commit to submitting a change in circumstance form. The service commit to this process in the future should any changes in circumstances occur

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 16, 25.

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Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11
