Inspection of 24 April 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (j) The registered provider did not ensure a full record in writing was maintained for medication administration. A sample of 12 records were reviewed and 6 were observed incomplete. • One record did not include the signature of the staff member who witnessed the administration of the medication. • One record did not include the child’s full details who received the medication, or the signature of the staff member administered the medication. • One record did not include the child’s full details who received the medication or the parents signature confirming they had been informed of the administration. • Two records did not include the child’s full details who received the medication. • One record did not include the child’s full details, parent signature or staff members signature who witnessed the administration (k) The registered provider did not ensure a full record in writing for was maintained accidents and incidents. A sample of 12 records were reviewed and 7 were observed incomplete. • Three records did not include a parent’s signature confirming they had been informed of the incident. • Three records did not include a parent’s signature or the mangers signature. • One record did not include the full details of the child involved in the incident
Provider's corrective action:
- (j) The team continues to ensure that the medication administration forms are completed correctly and signed by management and relevant persons at all times. Training was carried out in a staff meeting addressing the importance of medication administration reporting. (k) The reports have been reviewed and completed appropriately by the management team. Training was carried out in a staff meeting addressing the importance of accident/incident reporting
Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child
- 1. In the Toddler room children’s drinks were not supplied in developmentally appropriate drinkware. A child aged over 1.5 years were observed to self-pour their drink into a small play cup and prefer the toy cup over their bottle to drink from during a mealtime. Staff did not respond adequately to the child’s cues demonstrating a level of ability and want for age-appropriate drinkware. This was not in line with service policy that advises independence in children is encouraged and scaffolded as they are ready
Provider's corrective action:
- 1. The management team spoke with staff and explained why each child must have their own age- appropriate bottle, beaker or cup. The team immediately put this system in place on a shelf with all items labelled and in full access to the children. Management also used the example mentioned in the report that picking up on the children’s cues is imperative to providing what the children need. Management will continue to monitor the use of the drink station that is in place in the toddler room, ensuring the team maintain an accessible area for the children and that the children are able to drink from their own bottle/beaker/cup freely
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. The sink water temperature in the Tweeny sanitary area exceeded the maximum allowed temperature of 43℃. The water temperature was recorded at 46.4℃ at 11.06am which posed a potential risk of injury. 2. A cot observed in use on the day of inspection had an ill-fitting mattress cover that was too large and posed a potential risk of injury. 3. The floor in the Tweeny room was washed after dinner. The floor was observed visibly wet while children were in the room settling for sleep and other children entered the room the access the toilet during their garden time. This posed a potential slip risk for the children. Infection Control: 4. Children were obserevd to have access to and play with stagnant water while in the outdoor area which posed an infection control risk. • Staff removed a lid to a water tray which contained stagnant water and proceeded to allow children to engage in waterplay. • A red container which included a selection of toys was observed with stagnant water gathered. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1. Management have set a specific amount of time for the water switch to be turned on each day and carried out water temperature checks to ensure this was appropriate time to manage the water temperature. Management have also asked the team to continue to monitor the temperature and report any changes. The temperature has been below 43 degrees to date. Management have contacted a plumbing company to review the possibility of more specific temperature control measures in addition to managing the water switch and ongoing temperature checks. 2. The team removed the bedding from the cots and replaced them with appropriate fitted sheets. The team were advised by management to ensure that the correct sheets are used for the cots and for the flat beds as they are both different. The sheets have been arranged in separate cubbies. One for flat bed sheets and another for cot mattress to avoid future confusion over usage. 3. The team have been advised that mopping during the day when children are actively moving around the room is a hazard. This practice was discontinued immediately. The team have been instructed to only mop rooms when no children are present and at the end of day when no one else will be using the room after. Infection Control: 4. The water was removed immediately on the day from the container and the water tray was cleaned. The container is no longer in the garden. The red container with toys was also removed and brought to be deep cleaned. The garden’s daily risk assessment includes insuring there is no stagnant water on site. If any areas are deemed not suitable for use due to rain/storm, it will be cleaned before any class uses the garden space
Regulation 32 — Complaints
- (2) (a)(b) There were no written complaints log available for review and management confirmed the service does not have a sufficient mechanism in place to maintain a list of complaints received. This was not in line with service policy that advises formal and informal complaints will be stored in complaints record file. There was no record available in line with service policy for one complaint received since the last inspection
Provider's corrective action:
- (2) (a)(b) The manager created a new template to note any concerns informal or formal. The document contains areas of information regarding the concern, who reported, the date reported, actions taken and any follow up information. The management team have been instructed to produce written reports on concerns brought to them by parents and will write a detailed description of the concern as well as any action that has been taken. A follow up report will be logged, if necessary, in due course as appropriate
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 25.