Inspection of 21 August 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (2) (a)(b) Fifteen written validated references from a past employer or from a source other than a previous employer in respect of eight staff were not available. Two written references available for two staff members from past employers were not validated
Provider's corrective action:
- All outstanding written validated references have been received. The service has updated their recruitment policy to include ‘no future employees will be allowed to start their employment without written references’
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. Garda vetting was available for three staff members. However, these vetting disclosures were not dated within the previous three years in adherence with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice ‘EYI- RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting’. Infection Control: 2. One cot mattress was observed soiled and stained in the baby sleep room and required replacing. 3. Five cot mattresses were observed soiled and stained in the wobbler sleep room and required replacing. 4. Waterproof mattress protectors were not provided on eight mattresses in the baby sleep room and on eleven cot mattresses in the wobbler sleep room. 5. Foot pedal operated bins were not provided in the sanitary accommodation downstairs in the main building. Three bins without lids were provided in the sanitary accommodation. 6. The nappy changing practices observed for two nappy changes in the baby room, posed a risk of cross infection as evidenced by the following observations: • Staff did not wear disposable aprons. • Single use disposable gloves worn for nappy changes, were not removed at the point that the soiled nappy and used cleaning material were bagged up prior to being disposed of. • Children’s hands were not washed following nappy changing. • Staff did wash their hands following each nappy change. 7. Handwashing practices were inadequate to control the spread of infection as children’s hands were not routinely washed. Children were not brought to wash their hands before eating meals and snacks in the baby room. The inspectors observed that staff did not routinely supervise handwashing after children used the toilets located off preschool 1 room. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1. Two out of date garda vetting disclosure have been completed. One staff member has ceased to be employed by the service. The service has implemented a database system with garda vetting renewal dates. Infection Control: 2. 3. and 4. Twenty waterproof mattresses have been ordered, and maintenance checks will be conducted. 5. New foot pedal bins have replaced all the old bins in every room. Spare bins are available to replace any that get broken. 6 and 7. Updated hand hygiene and nappy changing protocol has been addressed with all staff
Found compliant: Regulation 10, 11, 19, 20, 22, 25, 26, 28.