Inspection of 22 March 2024 — Inspection Report
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- Infection Control: 1. The soft seating in two of the child size couches, one located in the Tiger Room and the other was located in the Monkey and Panda /Giraffe Rooms were cracked and frayed. As the cover on the child sized seating is no longer easy to clean it had the potential risk of cross infection in its present state. Safe Sleep: 2. One of the safety mattresses in the cot located in the Bumble Bee Room sleep room was an incorrect fit. Action submitted by the Registered Provider In the written response, the following was stated by the childcare manager:
Provider's corrective action:
- Infection Control: 1. The two-child size soft seating in poor repair have been removed from the service. Management have stated that regular checks by management and staff will be completed on play equipment and materials and if equipment for the children cannot be repaired, they will be removed and replaced. Safe Sleep: 2. The ill-fitting cot mattress in the Bumble Bee Room sleep room was removed and was replaced with a newly purchased correct fitting mattress. Management and staff will regularly check sleep equipment and bed linen to ensure see they are in a proper state of repair as per safe sleep guidelines
Regulation 29 — Premises
- (d) 1. Where the coved floor covering joined the tiled walls was in poor repair. The floor joining located at child height was protruding out and separating from the wall in the two children’s toilets adjacent to the Tiger Room. 2. The paint was peeling on the timber door cupboards located under the wash hand basins in the children toilet facility located beside the Tiger Room. The timber door cupboards were not provided with a smooth, durable, easily cleanable surface
Provider's corrective action:
- In the written response, the following was stated by the childcare manager: Corrective and Preventive Action (d) 1. Shirting boards were placed over the areas where the floor covering joined the wall tiles in the two children’s toilets adjacent to the Tiger Room. 2. The timber door cupboards in poor repair were removed and replaced with new door cupboards located under the wash hand basins in the children toilet facility beside the Tiger Room
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 15, 16, 19, 22.