Inspection of 17 June 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (1) (a) The service did not have a named person available to deputise as required
Provider's corrective action:
- (1)(a) A childcare worker has been employed to be the named person who is able to deputise as required
Regulation 11 — Staffing levels
- (2) An adequate number of adults were not working with the children at all times. One adult was working directly with 9 children who attended for more than 3hrs in the afternoon when 2 adults were required for a part time service. (8)(a) There was not a minimum of 2 adults on the premises at all times. There was one adult working directly with the children for the duration of the part time service
Provider's corrective action:
- (2) A childcare worker has been employed to address the ratios of adult to children (8)(a) Two adults will be working in the service at all times during hours of operation
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. Garda vetting was available for the adult in the service. However, the vetting disclosure was not dated within the previous three years in adherence with the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: An application has been submitted to renew the Garda vetting
Found compliant: Regulation 19, 26, 28, 29.