Inspection of 1 August 2024 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (d) Police vetting was not on file for two staff who had resided outside of Ireland for greater than 6 consecutive months as an adult. Not appropriately vetting staff prior to them having access to children may allow for inappropriate adults have access to the children. (4) One staff member who held a qualification from a country outside of Ireland did not have evidence on file that their qualification was equivalent to Level 5 or above in Early Childhood Care and Education or above. Not ensuring staff are appropriately qualified may impede the care and education of the children in their care
Provider's corrective action:
- (2) (d) A copy of the police vetting for two staff have been obtained and copies have been received. The registered provider has committed to ensuring that all staff are filly vetted prior to them starting. (4) Qualification equivalence has been placed on file with the staff members qualification. All qualifications will be assessed and equivalence will be on file for all staff where required
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. The grass area outside had some soft matting beside the raised pebble bed, this matting was lifting and separating, this caused a potential risk to both staff and children of tripping and falling. Infection Control: 2. Although dairy products contained in children’s snack were refrigerated, the meat sandwiches and meat slices were not refrigerated to prevent contamination of these perishable items. Not refrigerating perishable items contained in children’s snacks may allow for bacterial growth, contamination and potential illness in children. 3. The children in the Toddler room downstairs did not have their hands washed hands before snack, thus allowing for potential contamination of the food with dirty hands which may lead to possible illness for the children. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1. The soft matting is to be removed; a contractor has been contacted to commence work on the area. The area has been taken out of use while awaiting completion of the work required. The registered provider has committed that all surfaces in the outdoor area going forward will be constructed of materials that will not cause a trip hazard. Infection Control: 2. The registered provider has committed that all staff will ensure that all perishable items contained in children’s lunches will be refrigerated
Regulation 29 — Premises
- (e) The service employed 14 adults and they had access to one toilet when two were required. A staff toilet is required for every eight staff. Not having adequate sanitary facilities for the adults may allow for the spread of infectious diseases
Provider's corrective action:
- (e) An additional toilet for adults is now available upstairs
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 22, 25.