Inspection of 18 July 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- 1. Four of the available references were not validated. (d) 2. Police vetting from the police authorities in another state was available for two adults who had lived outside the state for a period of six consecutive months or more. However, one Police vetting from another state required translation and this was not available. 3. Police vetting was not available in respect of one adult who had lived outside of the state for a period of six consecutive months
Provider's corrective action:
- 1. All references have been validated and will be validated upon receipt in future. 2.Translation has now been obtained. In future, we will ensure translation is received and verified. 3. Police vetting was obtained for one adult. In future, gaps in employment records will be investigated and rectified
Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child
- (1) (b) Drinking water was not readily available to the preschool children throughout the session
Provider's corrective action:
- Drinking water is readily available in each room during the day
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. In the outdoor play area accessible to children, an electricity supply box was observed with a broken door with sharp edges and exposing its internal components. When this was brought to the attention of the person in charge, they informed the inspector that ESB had been contacted and that the main power supply to the box had been turned off at the main power point. 2. There was a number of bikes in the outdoor play area that the paint had eroded and rust was present, posing a risk to the children. 3. There were two steel goal posts in the outdoor play area where the paint at the base had eroded, which could pose a risk to the children 4. There were trailing wires in the Preschool 2 Room that were accessible to the children Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1. An electrician has verified that the power to box is turned off. 2. Bikes have been repaired. 3. Goal posts have been repaired. 4. Trailing wires have been removed
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 15, 28.