# Saran Wood Creche and Montessori School, Bray — inspection reports and findings

> Saran Wood Creche and Montessori School (Bray, Co. Wicklow): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Saran Wood Creche and Montessori School

Sessional · 0 - 6 Years · Bray, Wicklow · Tusla ID **TU2015WW193** · 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 3 July 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child

- Basic need 1. At 10.35am the children in the Toddler room were served their snacks directly on to the table they were sitting at. Snack time is important in establishing a child’s predictable mealtime routine which should include having meals and snacks served on plates. It is also important in developing independent practices involving children, for example setting a table before snack time and cleaning up after themselves following same. 2. At 10.45am a child in the Toddler room requested more food at snack time. The snack consisted of some apple slices and two crackers, but the child was not given any more food. Additional food should always be available to young children should they request it. It is recognised that children attending the service early in the morning are offered breakfast and that the part-time children were going to be given lunch at 12 midday

- 1. It is acknowledged that individual plates should always be provided for the fruit snack being served at snack time. The children will be encouraged to clean up when finished at snack time. 2. We provide 3 meals during our 6-hour session. Breakfast, snack and lunch. Kitchen staff have been informed to increase the snack portion and serve at an earlier time of 10 am for the toddler group

##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

- Infection Control: 1. On the day of inspection, the nappy changing practices were not seen to be effective for infection control purposes. Two nappy changes were observed on the day of inspection. The staff member failed to remove their gloves until after a nappy change was completed and the child’s clothes were put back on. The staff member did not wash their hands before the first nappy change and did not wash the hands of the child before returning them to their care room. On the second nappy change the staff member washed their hands before the beginning of the procedure but again failed to remove their gloves after the nappy change until they had redressed the child. 2. A review of the Nappy Changing Procedure of the service was found not to be robust enough to ensure good infection control practices and needs updating. Action submitted by the Registered Provider

- Infection Control: Points 1&2 We have again updated the nappy changing policy to remove gloves at an earlier point during the procedure. All team members have been informed of the policy update and have been reminded of the importance of following each point of the procedure on every occasion

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 15.

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