Inspection of 1 December 2025 — Inspection Report
Immediate action notice. An immediate action notice was issued on 1 December 2025 regarding a non-compliance identified under Regulation 23, Safeguarding Health, Safety and Welfare of Child. An adequate response was submitted to the Office of the Early Years Inspectorate on 2 December 2025, to demonstrate the actions taken to correct the non- compliance.
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (a)(b) Required validated references were not available for two adults
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider stated that the required verified references are now on files and in the future a more intensive check of new employees’ folders will take place
Regulation 17 — Information for parents
- The parental handbook, which included details of the sister service, had not been updated since 2021 and did not reflect the additional part-time service offered since September 2025 from the new premises
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider stated that they have updated the parent handbook to include this service and they have included all new staff and their positions. Moving forward they stated they will endeavour to ensure the parent handbooks will be reviewed and updated, if necessary, on a yearly basis
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- Infection Control: 1. Staff personal belongings were stored in the children's sanitary area. This posed a risk of cross-infection. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- Infection Control: 1. The registered provider stated that all staff are now required to store their personal belongings in the staff room. Staff have been informed of this requirement
Regulation 25 — First aid
- (1) An immediate action notice was issued on 1 December as the registered provider had not ensured that a person trained in first aid was, at all times, available to the children. An adequate response was submitted to the office of the Early Years Inspectorate on 2 December 2025 to demonstrate the actions taken to correct the non-compliance
Provider's corrective action:
- (1) An immediate action notice was issued to the registered provider on 1 December 2025 regarding non- compliances identified under this regulation. The registered provider submitted a response to the office of the Early Years Inspectorate on 2 December 2025 to demonstrate the actions taken to correct the non- compliances immediately. The registered provider stated that a staff member from the sister service would work directly with the children until all staff had completed the first aid responder course booked for the following month
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 21, 22, 28.