# Talbots Gate Childcare and Early Learning Centre Limited, Kilkenny — inspection reports and findings > Talbots Gate Childcare and Early Learning Centre Limited (Kilkenny, Co. Kilkenny): what Tusla inspections found — 4 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Talbots Gate Childcare and Early Learning Centre Limited Sessional · 1 - 6 Years · Kilkenny, Kilkenny · Tusla ID **TU2015KK076** · 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 17 April 2026 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment - (3) The registered provider did not demonstrate that all the procedures specified in paragraph (2) were all carried out prior to new staff members commencing employment in the service. Police vetting disclosure certificates for one staff member were not available on file on Day 1 of the inspection but were presented on Day 2 of inspection - The following corrective and preventive actions were submitted by the registered provider. Corrective and Preventive Action A police vetting certificate was not present for one staff member. The registered provider immediately requested the certificate from the staff member, and it was sent on the same evening. To prevent the non-compliance from re-occurring in the future, a checklist for the Tusla Staff files Folder has been developed and will be used when gathering all required documentation for any new staff members. The Staff Recruitment policy has been updated to include the requirement for Spanish employees before they commence employment ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: See Statutory Notice section in relation to Improvement Notice IN1481 served. 1.The inspector observed that the fire doors between the classrooms and the toilet facilities provided on the first floor were closing quickly increasing the potential risk of a child sustaining a physical injury. 2.The finger guard protector on the door leading from the full day care playschool room on the first floor to the toilets was observed to be cracked and sellotaped to the door, not providing the protection that it was intended to. 3.The entrance door to the first-floor level classrooms, at the top of the stairs, was secured with a keypad system for which access could only be authorised by staff. However, the inspector observed that at the bottom of the access stairs for the first floor, the entrance door remained open or could be easily opened with potential unauthorised personnel gaining access to the stairwell. Safe Sleep: While staff were observed to ensure that the room temperature was maintained between 16 to 20 °C on day 1 of the inspection, on day 2 the inspector observed that the temperature in the sleep room was recorded at 22°C at 09:50 hours. It is acknowledged that staff promptly acted and opened the window in the classroom to encourage additional natural ventilation through the open door of the sleep room. Recheck of the sleep room temperature at 10:00 and 11:20 hours were recorded by the inspector as being at 20°C. Fire Safety: On day 1 of the inspection, the inspector observed that the staircase to the left side of the building, providing a fire exit pathway in the event of a fire, was obstructed by play equipment, two rolled up rugs and a hand trolley. It is acknowledged that the registered provider took immediate action to resolve the non-compliance. Action submitted by the Registered Provider The registered provider has submitted the following response - General Safety: 1. We have carried out and recorded a full risk assessment on all the doors on the 1st Floor. The doors are closing too Fast to allow a child to get through them, which means they are rushing and therefore posing the risk of hands and fingers becoming trapped. A contractor has now adjusted the settings on all door closers. The adjustments have completely slowed all doors down. A risk assessment template has been designed specifically for the doors on the first floor that have closers on them. A risk assessment will be carried out monthly to identify if the closers are working to the speed we require and closing slowly and an overall assessment to ensure all doors including pinch protectors are in good working condition. 2. The fingerguard protector on the door leading from the Full day care playschool room on the first floor has been replaced. Finger Guard Protectors have been added to the door risk assessment checklist. 3. A doorbell has been installed on the door at the bottom of the stairwell along with a door closer that allows the door to close by itself, a yale lock has been installed which will lock the door behind any persons who enter or leave the building. Safe Sleep: The sleep room is monitored closely and if the temperature increases, windows and doors are opened to create a breeze and allow more air flow. During the past summer months, a portable air conditioning unit has been hired and used in the sleep room to maintain the temperature whilst the 1to2 year-old children sleep. The safe sleep policy has been updated also. Open windows to create more airflow if the temperature begins to rise. The registered provider is also investigating the possibility of a small air conditioning unit to be permanently installed in the Sleep room. Fire Safety: I the registered provider have spoken to all staff members re leaving equipment on the stairs. The registered provider has also spoken to the designated fire officer for the service, and a more proactive approach will be taken to ensure that the stairwell is always clear, the same as all other exits within the service. Signage has been erected to remind staff not to leave anything on the stairwell ##### Regulation 24 — Checking in and out and record of attendance - (1) On Day 1 of the inspection, at 10:20 hours during the process of carrying out an overview of the adult to child ratios in the classrooms the inspector observed that one child who had been present in the junior playschool room since 09:00 hours had not been signed into the classroom’s attendance records. The staff member in the room explained to the inspector that the child was registered in the toddler classroom’s attendance records, however on checking the toddler room’s attendance records the child was not signed in that attendance record either. The child’s attendance time was signed in once the inspector had highlighted the error to the staff present and to the registered provider. The inspector observed that there were a few children in various classrooms whose names were not in the classroom’s attendance register but were in another classroom’s register, as they moved from one classroom to another at some stage during their day in the service, this could pose a risk in the event of an emergency. The risk of not accounting for and maintaining an efficient record of every child in attendance in each classroom, in the service was highlighted to the registered provider - The registered provider submitted the following response. Corrective and Preventive Action All children who move rooms to the end of the registers for that room. Ensure that if a child is not staying in the same room for the entire day that they are also registered in the room in which they are moving to. Ensure going forward that at the end of the attendance registers that children’s names are added for “Afternoon/Evening” To add, when a child is moving from their morning session to their evening session, the child’s name will be on both registers and signed in and out for the time they moved room Found compliant: Regulation 11, 15, 16, 19, 25, 26, 28, 31. #### Inspection of 8 August 2025 — Change in Circumstance Full report (PDF, Tusla) No non-compliance recorded in this report. #### Inspection of 30 August 2024 — Change in Circumstance Full report (PDF, Tusla) No non-compliance recorded in this report. ### Earlier inspections - 21 November 2023 — Inspection Report · PDF ### Other services in Kilkenny - [The Garden Outdoor Preschool](/creche/the-garden-outdoor-preschool-ballyfoyle.md) Ballyfoyle - [The Growing Patch Childcare Centre](/creche/the-growing-patch-childcare-centre-kilkenny.md) Kilkenny - [The Montessori Academy and Afterschool Club](/creche/the-montessori-academy-and-afterschool-club-kilkenny.md) Kilkenny - [Tiddlywinks Creche](/creche/tiddlywinks-creche-kilkenny.md) Kilkenny - [Bluebells Crèche](/creche/bluebells-creche-kilkenny.md) Kilkenny - [First Steps Montessori](/creche/first-steps-montessori-kilkenny.md) Kilkenny - [The Learning Tree](/creche/the-learning-tree-kilkenny.md) Kilkenny - [Brandonn Community Playschool](/creche/brandonn-community-playschool-graiguenamanagh.md) Graiguenamanagh [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/talbots-gate-childcare-and-early-learning-centre-limited-kilkenny/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11