# Tallaght Child Care Centre, Dublin 24 — inspection reports and findings > Tallaght Child Care Centre (Dublin 24, Co. Dublin): what Tusla inspections found — 2 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions. ## Tallaght Child Care Centre Sessional · 1 - 6 Years · Dublin 24, Dublin · Tusla ID **TU2015DS168** · 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 11 June 2026 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - Infection Control: 1. The nappy changing practices were inadequate on the day of inspection to prevent the spread of infection and cross contamination as evidenced by the following: • One staff member was observed during a nappy change to redress the child wearing the same soiled glove from the nappy change. • Two staff members were observed to lift the lid of a pedal bin to dispose of a nappy bag after the nappy change. • One staff member observed a child lift the lid of the pedal bin to dispose of paper towel after handwashing. • One staff member was not observed to wash their hands after carrying out a nappy change and before returning to the care room. Administration of Medication: 2. While it is acknowledged that care plans were available for a number of children in the service, these plans require greater detail specifically for those children who may require emergency medical intervention. The care plans available on the day of inspection were not in line with the services administration of medication policy relating to emergency medication which states that “…develop individual care plans which will include the management, in the event of an emergency, relating to the condition. This will be developed in conjunction with the parents and the child’s medical advisers, Where a child has a condition that may require emergency medical treatment, staff will be trained on the condition and the treatment, This would include medications like Ventolin, Glucagon or Epi-pen”. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - Infection Control: To correct the non-compliance, all staff have been retrained in the services nappy changing protocol. They have been advised to adhere to the protocol that is displayed in the nappy changing area at all times. The childcare manager will spot check nappy changing regularly and ensure it is being carried out correctly. Signs have been put on all pedal bins and signs placed in nappy changing area and toilets reminding staff and children to wash their hands. To prevent reoccurrence of this non-compliance, the childcare manager delivered refresher training to all early years educators in the service. This will be carried out every 4 months for all early years educators and as part of new staff members induction training. We have updated our Nappy Changing Protocol that is displayed in the nappy changing area. Administration of Medication: To correct the non-compliance here, the registered provider will write to all parents regarding an update to the services administration of medication procedure. The service has developed a health care & medication plan that will be given to all parents to complete alongside the referring GP and by the staff team. The service will not administer any medication unless the form has been completed and all relevant staff have been trained in Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 15, 16, 19, 25, 26. #### Inspection of 24 July 2024 — Inspection Report Full report (PDF, Tusla) ##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child - General Safety: 1. A trailing cable from a fan was observed hanging from a shelf in reach of the children in the Toddler room posing a risk of injury to children. 2. The radiator cover in the Toddler room was observed to have holes with sharp edges in the front panel posing a risk of injury to children. 3. An underwater display was observed in the Pre-school room. This display consisted of blue plastic which had been stuck to the wall from floor to ceiling. The plastic was observed to be torn in a number of places at the children’s level posing a choking risk. Infection Control: The inspector observed some practices which posed a risk of transmission of infection within the service: 4. Some nappy changing practices observed during the inspection were inadequate for infection control purposes as follows; - A staff member was observed to apply cream to children with the same used gloves. - A staff member was observed to redress children with the same used gloves. - A staff member was observed to clean the changing mat with the same gloves used for nappy changing. 5. Staff were observed lifting the lid of the bin to dispose of waste in the Waddler room. Administration of Medication: 6. Medication for a child in the Pre-school room was not stored in its original packaging contrary to the service’s administration of medication policy. Safe Sleep: 7. While it is acknowledged that a child, aged 1 year, was observed sleeping on a suitable floor bed in the Waddler room, there were no individual sleep plan in place for this child. It is acknowledged that staff stated they discuss each child’s readiness to move from a cot to a low bed with parents, however there was no documentation available to evidence this. Action submitted by the Registered Provider - General Safety: 1. The trailing cable from the fan has been realigned and therefore does not pose a risk of injury to the children in the Toddler room. Ensure all staff are educated in preventing this issue again. 2. A new radiator cover has been purchased and will be fitted once delivered. A safer cover that does not have hole grid has been purchased. Ensure that the radiator covers are checked on monitored on a regular basis to ensure they are safe. Replace radiator covers if they pose a risk to children. 3. The blue plastic has been removed. This material will not be used again in displays. Infection Control: 4. We have developed a new procedure to ensure all staff are aware of our nappy changing protocol. In the nappy changing area the nappy procedures are displayed and all staff adhere to this. 5. Signs have been placed on all pedal bins and staff reminded of the proper way to use the pedal bins. Staff have been reminded the correct way to use the pedal bins. Administration of Medication: 6. The parent provided us with the correct box with all relevant details on it. Staff and parents have been reminded that we will not take in medication unless it has the child’s name and details on it as per our medication policy. Safe Sleep: 7. A safe sleep document has been completed and signed by the parent of the child observed on day of the inspection. TCC have a safe sleep document which will be distributed as part of our “new child” documentation given to parents on the first day ##### Regulation 29 — Premises - (e) There was no toilet seat on the children’s toilet located in the nappy changing area. This non-compliance was present on the last inspection on 01 November 2022. The corrective action as stated by the registered provider did not prevent recurrence of this non-compliance - We struggled to find a toilet seat to fit this very small toilet but received one this morning from Amazon. It will be fitted straight away. If this toilet seat or any other toilet seat is not in working order a new one will be purchased and the toilet will be out of use until such time it is replaced Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 16, 19, 20, 32. ### Other services in Dublin - [Tallaght Childcare Fettercairn](/creche/tallaght-childcare-fettercairn-dublin-24.md) Dublin 24 - [TCD Day Nursery](/creche/tcd-day-nursery-dublin-2.md) Dublin 2 - [Teacher Pats Playschool](/creche/teacher-pats-playschool-dublin-12.md) Dublin 12 - [The Apres School Club Ltd](/creche/the-apres-school-club-ltd-killiney.md) Killiney - [The Early Years Academy Ltd](/creche/the-early-years-academy-ltd-deansgrange.md) Deansgrange - [The Marist Creche](/creche/the-marist-creche-dublin-12.md) Dublin 12 - [Tiny Toes Community Creche](/creche/tiny-toes-community-creche-dublin-7.md) Dublin 7 - [Ardtona House School](/creche/ardtona-house-school-dublin-14.md) Dublin 14 - [Daisybelle T/A Treehouse Childcare](/creche/daisybelle-t-a-treehouse-childcare-donabate.md) Donabate - [Little Steps Montessori](/creche/little-steps-montessori-dublin-4.md) Dublin 4 [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/tallaght-child-care-centre-dublin-24/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11