Inspection of 6 February 2025 — Inspection Report
Immediate action notice. An immediate action notice was issued to the registered provider on the 6th of February 2025 regarding a non- compliance identified under
Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- A sample of seven children's registration forms were reviewed. Of these forms, four were not fully completed. The emergency contact details, records of children's immunisations and a child’s doctor's contact details had not been recorded on these forms
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider stated that the management team are responsible for ensuring the children’s registration forms are complete. These forms have been amended to include a section for parents to state they have chosen not to have their child vaccinated. The registered provider stated that the forms will be reviewed and signed by a member of the management team prior to the commencement of the child in the service. A secondary check will be made on the day the child starts in the service
Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- A sample of the accident and incident details and the medication records were not completed fully. (j) Of the 24 medication forms reviewed, 11 were not completed in full. (k) Of the seven accident and incident forms reviewed, four were not completed in full
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider has stated that they have created a new procedure for the completion of forms for the administration of medication and the recording of accidents and incidents. The staff team are now required to read and agree with these procedures. They stated that a copy of these new procedures is on display in the care rooms. The registered provider stated that a member of the management team will be responsible to review all reports at the end of each week
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- Fire Safety: Fire drills were not carried out monthly. This creates a risk of a delay in evacuation in case of an emergency. On a review of the fire drill records, drills were carried out on the 16th of September 2024, the 13th of November 2024 and the 15th of January 2025. The fire safety policy stated that fire drills would be carried out monthly. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider has stated that a copy of the fire policy has been posted on the employee portal and the management team will ensure that fire drills will be carried out monthly
Regulation 25 — First aid
- (1) The registered provider did not ensure that a person trained in first aid would be immediately available to the children. On the day of the inspection, there was no person trained in first aid rostered to work from 17:00 to 17:30 or to cover breaks throughout the week beginning the 3rd of February 2025
Provider's corrective action:
- (1) An immediate action notice was issued to the registered provider on the 6th of February regarding non- compliances identified under this regulation. The registered provider submitted a response to the office of the Early Years Inspectorate on the 7th of February to demonstrate the actions taken to correct the non-compliances immediately. The actions submitted stated that the roster has been amended to ensure that a first aid qualified staff member is on the premises at all times. The registered provider has also stated that there is a long-term plan for staff training
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 21, 26, 28.