# Nurture Childcare and Early Learning Centre, Cork — inspection reports and findings > Nurture Childcare and Early Learning Centre (Cork, Co. Cork): what Tusla inspections found — 2 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Nurture Childcare and Early Learning Centre Sessional · 0 - 6 Years · Cork, Cork · Tusla ID **TU2015CC308** · 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 13 January 2025 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: 1. An adrenaline autoinjector for one child in the Montessori room who required medication in the event of an emergency was not stored in the service. This posed a risk to the child. 2. The adrenaline autoinjector for one child in the Montessori room was stored in the child’s bag and was easily accessible to the children. This posed a safety risk to the children. 3. Decorative string was hanging from the blind in the toddler room which posed a risk to the children. It is acknowledged that a staff member removed the string when asked by the inspector. Infection Control: 4. The inspector observed in the sanitary area of the toddler room that four children did not wash their hands after nappy changing and toileting. This posed a risk of cross infection to the children and staff in the care room. 5. In the sanitary area of the Montessori room, a potty had not been emptied after use and was accessible to other children using the sanitary facility. This posed a risk of cross infection to the children and staff in the care room. It is acknowledged that a staff member emptied and cleaned the potty at the request of the inspector. Action submitted by the Registered Provider The following statement was made by the registered provider: - General Safety: 1 An adrenaline autoinjector is labelled and stored in the care room out of reach of the children. 2. The child’s bag is now stored where it is not accessible to the children and emergency medicine is stored in the care room out of the reach of the children. 3.The decorative strings are now removed. Infection Control: 4. One child at a time now accesses the sanitary or nappy changing area and are assisted with handwashing as needed. Staff training has been updated in relation to nappy changing and toileting. 5. The children’s potty’s are emptied and cleaned after each use and the policy has been updated to support this ##### Regulation 29 — Premises - (d) The inspectors noted unclean floors in the care rooms, hall and stairs. The inspectors also observed dusty areas in wobbler sleep room. This was at variance with the cleaning record which showed it was completed daily. Unclean areas can increase the risk of infection to the children - The following statement was made by the registered provider: Corrective and Preventive Action The service has now employed a cleaner Found compliant: Regulation 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 19, 20, 25, 28. #### Inspection of 11 April 2024 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) **Immediate action notice.** An Immediate Action Notice was issued on site in respect of one adult without the required Garda vetting disclosure available for inspection. The registered provider responded on 11 April 2024 and this response was adequate. Part III – Management and Staff ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - (2) (c) An Immediate Action Notice was issued on day 2 of inspection, 11 April 2024, in respect of one adult who did not have a Garda vetting disclosure available for inspection. This was responded to on the day of issue by the registered provider and the response was deemed adequate. The registered outlined that this vetting disclosure had been on file but was not available on the days of inspection as it had been misfiled. The registered provider showed proof of application, (July 2023) and proof of the service’s own audit in February 2024 with the date of the disclosure on inspection, however, vetting was reapplied for in respect of this adult on 11 April 2024 - The registered provider responded on 26 April 2024 to state that an immediate Garda vetting request was made when it was noted that the vetting was missing from the file and the staff member was taken out of the room until the new vetting was provided Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 22, 23, 29. ### Other services in Cork - [Nurture Childcare Douglas](/creche/nurture-childcare-douglas-cork.md) Cork - [Nurture Childcare Fairylawn](/creche/nurture-childcare-fairylawn-cork.md) Cork - [Oasis Playroom](/creche/oasis-playroom-glounthaune.md) Glounthaune - [Páistí Preschool](/creche/paisti-preschool-cork.md) Cork - [Ready Steady Play](/creche/ready-steady-play-cork.md) Cork - [Scoil Ursula Pre-School](/creche/scoil-ursula-pre-school-cork.md) Cork - [The New Beginnings Montessori School](/creche/the-new-beginnings-montessori-school-midleton.md) Midleton - [Ballydehob Community Playgroup](/creche/ballydehob-community-playgroup-ballydehob.md) Ballydehob - [Little Einsteins Childcare Centre](/creche/little-einsteins-childcare-centre-carrigaline.md) Carrigaline - [First Steps Creche](/creche/first-steps-creche-cork.md) Cork [Alert me when a new report is published](/help.md) · [Dated report on this service — €19](/report.md) --- Página: https://creche-inspection-reports.pages.dev/creche/nurture-childcare-and-early-learning-centre-cork/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11