# Oasis Childcare Centre CLG, Freshford — inspection reports and findings > Oasis Childcare Centre CLG (Freshford, Co. Kilkenny): what Tusla inspections found — 3 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Oasis Childcare Centre CLG Sessional · 0 - 6 Years · Freshford, Kilkenny · Tusla ID **TU2015KK064** · 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 April 2026 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) No non-compliance recorded in this report. Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 15, 16, 20, 22, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28. #### Inspection of 25 February 2025 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) No non-compliance recorded in this report. Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 23, 24, 25, 26, 28. #### Inspection of 13 February 2024 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child - (1)(a) 1. While the inspector observed that they physical environments in four of the six classrooms were inviting and appropriate for the children in attendance, the inspector observed that there was a lack of interest areas created in the Willow room. The room contained tables for the children to sit at and then a couch which had been closed off to the children by a rail. Play resources and materials in the Hazel room were not used to create clearly identifiable interest areas and stimulate the children to play independently. Children in both rooms were observed to prefer to use the outdoor spaces provided, which were observed to have clearly defined and inviting interest areas. 2. While the four other classrooms provided drinking water stations, the children in both the Willow and Hazel room could not independently access drinking water and there was no identifiable drinking station or water visible to the children to point to. Staff were not observed to encourage the children in these rooms to drink water in between mealtimes - The following response was submitted by the service. Corrective and Preventive Action 1. The service has been engaged with a quality initiative and appointed early years specialist in recent months to improve the physical layout of the rooms and to focus on indoor materials and resources. While progress has been made on some rooms the service acknowledges that further development is needed in both rooms as outlined in the inspection report. Following from the inspection the service manager requested the assistance of the early years specialist to assist the service to focus on both rooms specifically. The specialist has had two onsite mentoring visits since the inspection to assist us with this process. Some improvements have been made and improvements are ongoing. 2.Water stations have been set up in the Willow Room and the Hazel Room. The stations have been placed on shelves that are visible to the children to encourage them to drink water. Practitioners in both rooms have been requested to offer sips of water to young children on a regular basis throughout each day. Preventive Action The service manager will consistently review the interest areas in both rooms and ensure appropriate materials and resources are available to the children ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - Infection Control: 1. The rubbish bins that were observed in both the Oak room and the Willow room were wall mounted to ensure the young children in attendance could not access the bins. While it was observed that these bins had a rubber tag at the front of the bin to lift the bin without touching the lid, the inspector observed that staff found it necessary to remove the bin cover by hand to insert rubbish. This was not appropriate to best practices for infection control and could potentially pose a risk of cross infection in the service. Action submitted by the Registered Provider The following corrective and preventive actions were submitted - wall Infection Control: The wall mounted rubbish bins were specifically selected for the purpose of infection control in these rooms so that children could not access the bins. Unfortunately, the inspector observed the staff using the opening mechanism for the bins incorrectly. Staff are to use the rubber tag to lift the lid and drop the rubbish inside, therefore not coming in contact, with the lid or inside of the bin. Staff have been reminded on how to use the bins correctly Found compliant: Regulation 9, 10, 11, 15, 16, 25, 26, 27, 28. ### Other services in Kilkenny - [Over the Rainbow Montessori](/creche/over-the-rainbow-montessori-kilkenny.md) Kilkenny - [Skough Hill Playgroup](/creche/skough-hill-playgroup-piltown.md) Piltown - [Square One Creche Preschool](/creche/square-one-creche-preschool-kilkenny.md) Kilkenny - [The Learning Garden](/creche/the-learning-garden-bennettsbridge.md) Bennettsbridge - [Urlingford Community](/creche/urlingford-community-urlingford.md) Urlingford - [Deenside Early Years Ltd](/creche/deenside-early-years-ltd-castlecomer.md) Castlecomer - [Smarties Montessori](/creche/smarties-montessori-mullinavat.md) Mullinavat - [Woodstock Playschool & Montessori](/creche/woodstock-playschool-montessori-inistioge.md) Inistioge [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/oasis-childcare-centre-clg-freshford/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11