Inspection of 11 November 2024 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (2)(a) &(b) Two validated written references were not available for 2 staff members whose files were reviewed. (d) International police vetting was available for one staff member, however it had not been translated and therefore could not be interpreted; international police vetting was not available for a further 2 staff members
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action (2)(a) &(b) The 2 references for the student were in another file. Managers have been informed to keep all files together for inspection Checklist amended for staff. (d) All Managers have had meeting on all non-compliances that have arose from inspection and have informed staff of these. Staff member has reapplied for police vetting for her staff file. Preventive Action (2)(a) &(b) All student and staff files to be filed together for future inspections. All staff to have completed files prior to starting their position, checklists are in place that have timeframe to complete. (d) All staff to have completed files prior to starting their position, checklists are in place that have timeframe to complete. Staff to provide translated police vetting prior to starting position. Staff will only be able to commence in their positions when staff files are completed. Staff checklists have been updated and must be completed prior to staffs first day in
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. A blind cord in the Toddler room was unsecured, this is a safety risk for the children in attendance. Infection Control: 2. Some children in the service ate their morning snack directly from the table, this is inadequate for infection control purposes. 3. The water at the sink in the nappy changing area was cold; cold water does not support effective handwashing. 4. A number of children were brought to the nappy changing area together and whilst one child was being changed the other children were observed sitting on and touching the floor. This increased the risk of cross contamination on surfaces and on the children’s hands. Administration of Medication: 5. The services administration of medication policy was observed not to be followed as evidenced by medication administration forms that were reviewed in the Toddler room: • A form used to document the administration of medication was incomplete, with no signature of the second staff member who checked the medication or parent signature to confirm sharing of relevant information upon collection
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action General Safety: 1. Blind cord fixed. Infection Control: 2. All children to be given plates, staff and managers have been informed of this. Staff serve platters of snacks/fruit and serve from centre of tables for children to help themselves while also giving them plates to eat from. 3. Thermostat increased and records completed with increased temperature of water. 4. Nappy Policy has been revised and all staff retrained. Administration of Medication: 5. Forms have been completed. Preventive Action General Safety: 1. Maintenance lists have been put in rooms for staff to complete so no issues go unnoticed. Staff give these to Manager on a Friday morning each week. Infection Control: 2. More staff training and updating staff on any changes. Kitchen staff informed to put plates in room for snack times. 3. Staff will inform Manager when water not reaching or too hot to adjust temp on boilers. 4. Retraining on policies for both staff and Managers Revised Procedures are now in all of their services. Administration of Medication: 5. Parents and staff revised on filling out forms. Parents have been sent our forms to familiarise themselves with how to complete medicine forms and that they will be given information on collection and asked to sign off on this
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 15, 19, 24, 25, 26.