# Maap Childcare Sallins Limited T/A Tots Creche and Day Care Nursery, Sallins — inspection reports and findings

> Maap Childcare Sallins Limited T/A Tots Creche and Day Care Nursery (Sallins, Co. Kildare): what Tusla inspections found — 4 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Maap Childcare Sallins Limited T/A Tots Creche and Day Care Nursery

Sessional · 0 - 6 Years · Sallins, Kildare · Tusla ID **TU2022KE003** · Registered since 9 September 2025

An inspection records what inspectors saw **on one day**; services respond with corrective actions — [how to read this](/methodology.md).

#### Inspection of 1 April 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- One reference obtained in respect of one staff member from a source other than a past employer was not suitable as the source of the reference could not be considered independent or unbiased
- Police vetting was not available for one adult who had lived outside the State for a period of longer than 6 consecutive months

- One reference has been received and checked and verified. References must be from a reputable source and be independent or unbiased, checked and verified before a candidate is hired for employment
- We have made sure all parts of a candidates C.V. and experience is noted at the time of interview and reference check. All staff must obtain police clearance for any country they have lived in for a period of 6 consecutive months or longer

##### Regulation not named in the report text

- (1)(3) The registered provider did not notify the Agency in advance of implementing changes to the service’s registered details. The person in charge on the service’s registered details does not work in the service. The manager confirmed that the previous person in charge left the service in August 2024. On the inspector’s arrival, the manager identified themselves as the person in charge

- A change in circumstances had been sent in to change in circumstances in January 2025. However, the approval hadn’t been received by the date of the inspection. Awaiting certificate of registration. A change in circumstances should be sent in prior to the change in the service

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 16, 19, 27, 32.

#### Inspection of 31 March 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- One reference obtained in respect of one staff member from a source other than a past employer was not suitable as the source of the reference could not be considered independent or unbiased
- Police vetting was not available for one adult who had lived outside the State for a period of longer than 6 consecutive months

- One reference has been received and checked and verified. References must be from a reputable source and be independent or unbiased, checked and verified before a candidate is hired for employment
- We have made sure all parts of a candidates C.V. and experience is noted at the time of interview and reference check. All staff must obtain police clearance for any country they have lived in for a period of 6 consecutive months or longer

##### Regulation not named in the report text

- (1)(3) The registered provider did not notify the Agency in advance of implementing changes to the service’s registered details. The person in charge on the service’s registered details does not work in the service. The manager confirmed that the previous person in charge left the service in August 2024. On the inspector’s arrival, the manager identified themselves as the person in charge

- A change in circumstances had been sent in to change in circumstances in January 2025. However, the approval hadn’t been received by the date of the inspection. Awaiting certificate of registration. A change in circumstances should be sent in prior to the change in the service

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 16, 19, 27, 32.

#### Inspection of 4 April 2024 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

No non-compliance recorded in this report.

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 21, 22, 23, 25, 26, 28.

### Earlier inspections

- 10 October 2023 — Inspection Report · PDF

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Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11
