Inspection of 6 June 2024 — Inspection Report
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. A child was observed to bring popcorn into the service as part of a Cultural/Favourite Food Day. The service was not aware that popcorn is prohibited in early years services due to being a choking hazard. It is acknowledged that once the early years inspector mentioned the risks associated with popcorn the staff member removed the risk. 2. Children attendance books were not maintained contemporaneously to ensure staff knew how many children were present in the care rooms. Evidenced by the following. o In the care room, there were nineteen children observed to be present at 9.56 am. On review of the attendance book there were 14 children marked present. A child who had arrived late to the service had not been marked in as present and four children who were due to leave early on the day had been marked out in the attendance book even though they were still present. 3. There were two trailing flexes observed to be accessible to the children throughout the inspection, one from a lamp in the home area and one from a mobile phone charger in the main care room. This posed a safety risk. 4. The front panel of a radiator cover was loose leaving a gap accessible to the children. This posed a pinch risk for the children. 5. There was a loose hook located at child’s level positioned on the wall outside the sanitary area. This posed a risk of injury for the children. Infection Control: 6. The foot operated pedal bin in the sanitary area was observed to be broken. Children were observed to use their hands to open the bin to dispose hand paper towels after drying their hands. This posed a risk of cross infection. 7. Spare clothes were stored within arm’s reach on a shelf just above the two toilets in the sanitary area. This increased a risk of cross infection. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1. Popcorn was removed from healthy eating policy as an allowed option for snack time. Parents were sent the updated healthy eating policy and advised no popcorn is allowed in the service. If the child brings popcorn into the service, it will be returned home, and parents advised of “no popcorn allowed to due choking concerns”. 2. Management spoke to staff to mark children in as soon as they come into the service. Staff advised not to mark children out in advance but use post it sticky pads to inform other staff members of child’s early leaving. Manager is to conduct checks at 9:30 and 10am each morning to make sure to adhere to clock in/out rules. 3. Phone charger was removed from the plug, staff advised not to charge the phone while children are on the premises, use lunch break instead between 12-12:30. Light trailing flex in the home corner was secured to the wall and press pushed over it. Management to check this daily. 4. Currently heating is switched off and there is no danger to the children to get burned. Maintenance crew will be working in the classroom over the summer months and will secure the cover so it will not be accessible to the children. Management will complete a risk assessment on the highlighted risks by the inspector prior to opening on the 26th of August 24. 5. Hanger with the loose hook was removed off the wall. Staff notified to remove loose hooks immediately. Manager to complete risk checks weekly. Infection Control: 6. New bin purchased. Staff informed if pedal isn’t working, remove the bin and management will replace with a new one. 7. Spare clothes are now stored in plastic boxes with a lid, staff advised of this. Risk checks to be completed by management
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
- (1)(a) The registered provider did not ensure there was a written record kept of the latest fire drill. The last fire written fire drill was recorded on 26 January 2024. The registered provider verbally informed the inspector that there have been other fire drills completed since January however no written record was available of these drills
Provider's corrective action:
- (1)(a) Staff advised fire drill records must be kept accurate. As soon as fire drill is completed, records must be updated on the same day. Management will complete weekly checks and schedule fire drill once a month for both classes
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 15, 21, 25, 28.