# Sunny Days Montessori School, Cork — inspection reports and findings > Sunny Days Montessori School (Cork, Co. Cork): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Sunny Days Montessori School Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Cork, Cork · Tusla ID **TU2015CC396** · 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 9 October 2025 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) **Immediate action notice.** Following the receipt of two Corrective Action and Preventative Action plans (CAPA) a Regulatory Compliance meeting was held on 02 December 2025 with the Registered Provider in order to clarify non-compliant issues which had not been addressed via the CAPA process. ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - (d) Police vetting was not available for one adult who resided outside of the jurisdiction for a period longer than six months - The following statement was received by the registered provider: Corrective and Preventive Action The police vetting was located, and all files will be checked ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: 1. Garda vetting was available for all the adults; however, two vetting disclosures were not dated within the previous three years in adherence with the Early Years Inspector Regulatory Notice ‘EYI-RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting’. Infection Control: 2. The Inspector observed the children in the Ladybirds room to be assisted by a staff member to wash their hand before snack without using the available liquid soap. Ineffective hygienic handwashing poses a risk of infection to children. 3. A staff member was observed to not wash their hand after assisting a child to wipe his noise. This posed a risk of cross contamination and cross infection. 4. Lidded pedal bins were not in use for the disposal of waste in the service care rooms. A staff member was observed to touch the lid of the bin when disposing of a tissue. This posed a risk of cross contamination and cross infection. Action submitted by the Registered Provider The following statement has been received by the registered provider: General Safety: 1. Vetting has been applied for and will be checked annually. 2. Three sinks will be used in the service at handwashing using soap. This is being discussed with staff. Infection Control: 3. Staff will wash hands after assisting nose cleaning and staff will be reminded to do this. 4. A pedal operated bin was purchased and will be replaced if needed. Supporting documentation submitted General Safety: 1. No evidence of application for the named persons was received. 2. Photo of children washed hands received. 3. The response from the registered provider is accepted. 4. A photograph of the pedal operated bin was received. Summary Comment The corrective action submitted in the CAPA response by the registered provider had not addressed the non- compliance identified under Regulation 23(1) as no evidence of applications for the named persons were received. It is acknowledged that prior to a regulatory compliance meeting, the registered provider submitted evidence of application for both named persons. One outstanding Garda vetting has been received and one remains outstanding. The registered provider has agreed to forward this to the office of the inspectorate on receipt. This will be reviewed on next inspection ##### Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures - (b) The last available record for the premises of an annual maintenance of the smoke alarms was dated 17 April 2023 and certification for servicing for the firefighting equipment was dated September 2022. This poses a risk to the safety of children attending the service in the event of fire. The annual maintenance of the smoke alarms was also unavailable at the last inspection on 21 February 2023. The corrective action submitted following the inspection on 21 February 2023 failed to prevent the recurrence of this non –compliance - The following statement has been received by the registered provider: Corrective and Preventive Action Fire equipment has been serviced and will be serviced yearly Found compliant: Regulation 10, 11, 15, 19, 20, 28. ### Other services in Cork - [Superstars Pre school Ltd](/creche/superstars-pre-school-ltd-bandon.md) Bandon - [T.V.G Goras Community Childcare](/creche/t-v-g-goras-community-childcare-cork.md) Cork - [Teach na nOg Montessori School](/creche/teach-na-nog-montessori-school-bandon.md) Bandon - [The Chalet Montessori School](/creche/the-chalet-montessori-school-cork.md) Cork - [The Orchard Preschool](/creche/the-orchard-preschool-cork.md) Cork - [TLC Unlimited Preschool](/creche/tlc-unlimited-preschool-blarney.md) Blarney - [Amanda's Playschool](/creche/amanda-s-playschool-carrigaline.md) Carrigaline - [Cobh Montessori and Full Day Care](/creche/cobh-montessori-and-full-day-care-cobh.md) Cobh - [Orchard Court Creche](/creche/orchard-court-creche-midleton.md) Midleton - [Little Treasures Pre school](/creche/little-treasures-pre-school-newmarket.md) Newmarket [Alert me when a new report is published](/help.md) · [Dated report on this service — €19](/report.md) --- Página: https://creche-inspection-reports.pages.dev/creche/sunny-days-montessori-school-cork/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11