# St. Oran's Community Pre-school, Buncrana — inspection reports and findings

> St. Oran's Community Pre-school (Buncrana, Co. Donegal): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## St. Oran's Community Pre-school

Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Buncrana, Donegal · Tusla ID **TU2015DL133** · 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 21 October 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- (2) (a) (b) The registered provider did not ensure that all vetting procedures had been carried out to ensure that all adults working in the service are suitable; • The validation process had not been carried out on a total of 4 written references available on file. • There was no second reference available on file for one student

- Two validated references submitted. Reference for the student submitted. All staff files will be updated annually to ensure correct information is provided

##### Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service

- (a) Employment records for one student were not available on file; therefore, it could not be determined if police vetting was required. (j) The person in charge and staff confirmed that there were no records of any medication administered to a child while attending the service, as they do not administer medication to children. This is contrary to the services policy on the administration of medication, which details the requirement for parental consent to administer prescription and anti-febrile medication and the procedure to follow in both instances, including the records required, storage and disposal of such medication. This is a recurring non-compliance which remained outstanding from the service's most recent inspection on 08 November 2022. The corrective and preventive response by the registered provider outlined “The service is waiting on a new policy to be drafted”. This non-compliance remained outstanding following the corrective and preventive submission and was subject to review on the next inspection

- (a) Employment record on file. Files will be updated annually to ensure correct information is provided. (j) Medication policy is now updated and emailed. It is updated on file for parents also. Will keep up to date with policy changes and amend

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

- General Safety: In respect of the contractor, the service did not demonstrate compliance with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice requiring services to renew Garda vetting every three years, as a period in excess of 3 years had lapsed since their Garda vetting disclosure was issued

- Corrective & Preventive Action General Safety: Contractor vetting applied for. Waiting for return. Files will be updated at the beginning of each school year

##### Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures

- (1) (b) There was no record available on file for the installation and maintenance of the newly upgraded smoke alarm system

- Smoke alarm cert received from primary school. We will remain in contact with the school in regard to all fire safety measures

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 19, 25.

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