# Rosscarbery Montessori School, Rosscarbery — inspection reports and findings

> Rosscarbery Montessori School (Rosscarbery, Co. Cork): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Rosscarbery Montessori School

Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Rosscarbery, Cork · Tusla ID **TU2016CC014** · 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 7 November 2023 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 10 — Policies, procedures etc. of pre-school service

- The following policies were examined and found to be inadequate- 1. Whilst there was a policy on behaviour management it did not set out practices that are prohibited in the service for example, corporal punishment or degrading and neglectful practices. 2. Although a comprehensive policy on the administration of emergency medications was on file it was incomplete as it did not set out the procedures for dealing with and administering children’s prescription and over the counter medications

- & Supporting Documentation Submitted 1.&2. The registered provider stated that that both the behaviour management policy and administration of medication policy have been updated. In addition, all staff members have read them and understood them. Scanned copies of the policies were submitted. Summary Comment Documents in the form of updated policies were forwarded to the early years office. They were reviewed and found to adequately meet the Requirements

##### Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child

- The following sections of this Regulation was not available – (e) authorisation for the collection of the child for was not available on 3 forms; (h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the child was not documented on 2 forms;

- & Supporting Documentation Submitted The registered provider stated that the required fields have been completed on the children’s enrolment forms. Going forward, a staff member has been designated to ensure all the enrolment forms are correctly completed. Summary Comment The requirement has been met for this Regulation

##### Regulation 25 — First aid

- On examination of the contents of the first aid box it was found that some of the dressing’s dates had expired

- & Supporting Documentation Submitted The registered provider stated that the dressings which were out of date have been replaced. Also, a staff member has been designated to oversee the checking of the first aid box on a 2 monthly basis to ensure that it is adequately stocked, and medical supplies are in date. Summary Comment Documents in the form of templates and checklists were forwarded to the early years office to evidence that the Requirement has been suitably addressed

##### Regulation 29 — Premises

- (e) There were no adult sanitary facilities available for use in the service. • At the previous inspection, on 21 June 2022, it was found that both an adult and child toilet, as well as the nappy changing table, were in the same room with no cubicle to separate the adult toilet. In addition, there was no wash hand basin for adult use. • A regulatory compliance meeting was held on 09 November 2022 and the registered provider stated that building works would be carried out during the Christmas 2022 break. • Further to this, the registered provider contacted Tusla to state the required building works would be carried out in the summer of 2023 to rectify this issue. • At this inspection it was found that building works had not happened. An adult wash hand basin had not been installed and the toilet had been rendered out of use with black and yellow tape applied over the lid. • Separate, adequate, hygienic and soundly constructed toilet and sink facilities are required to be provided for adults employed in the service

- & Supporting Documentation Submitted The registered provider stated that a builder has agreed to work on the disability bathroom to return it to a cubicle and to install a wash hand basin. A headed invoice from a building contractor was submitted to evidence that the remedial works are to be completed within the next few weeks. Summary Comment A document in the form of an invoice was submitted to the early years office; it was reviewed and found to adequately evidence that the non-compliance is to be addressed. This will be reviewed at the next inspection

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 16, 19, 22, 23, 26, 28.

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Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11