# Newtownshandrum Comminuty Playschool CLG, Charleville — inspection reports and findings

> Newtownshandrum Comminuty Playschool CLG (Charleville, Co. Cork): what Tusla inspections found — 2 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Newtownshandrum Comminuty Playschool CLG

Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Charleville, Cork · Tusla ID **TU2015CC080** · 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 14 October 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

No non-compliance recorded in this report.

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 10, 11, 15, 19, 23, 25, 26, 28.

#### Inspection of 6 June 2024 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- (2) (a) One reference on file from a past employer for one adult was not dated or validated. (b) Three references on file from reputable sources were not validated by the registered provider. Not ensuring the references obtained for staff working with children are correctly assessed may allow for staff that are not suitable work with children have access to them

- (2) (a) The reference from the past employer has been validated. (b) The three references from reputable sources have been validated. The registered provider has committed to ensuring all references are available, validated and on file prior to staff commencing in the service

##### Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child

- (1) (h) One of the records assessed did not have a record of immunisations if any given to a child. Not ensuring all relevant information is available to the service may hinder the appropriate care delivered in the event of an infectious disease occurrence in the service

- (1) (h) The child’s record has been updated with details of their vaccination status. All children’s records will be assessed prior to them starting in the service

##### Regulation 25 — First aid

- (2) (a) The sterile bandages in the first aid box were out of date. Out of date dressings are no longer sterile and therefore are not available for used on an open wound in the event of an accident

- (2) (a) The sterile dressing have been replaced and the registered provider has committed to ensuring that the first aid box is checked regularly and any items relaced as required

##### Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures

- (1) (b) The smoke detection system was last serviced in 2022 with no updated service record for the fire alarm system available. Not ensuring that the fire alarms are in working order may delay the evacuation of the building in the event of a fire

- (1) (b) The fire alarm/detection system has been serviced and the registered provider has committed to checking the fire alarm system regularly. The system was serviced on 17.06.2024

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 16, 19, 22, 23, 24, 28.

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Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11