Inspection of 5 March 2026 — Inspection Report
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. Garda vetting was available for one adult; however, this disclosure was not dated within the previous three years in adherence to the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice requiring services to renew Garda vetting every three years for all staff employed. Infection Control: 2. At 11:02 am, a child was observed eating food from another child’s lunchbox and staff were not aware of this at the time. This posed a potential risk of cross contamination. 3. The tables were not observed to be cleaned following the morning activities before lunch. A child was then observed to eat their lunch from the table which posed a potential cross contamination risk. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1. Garda vetting has been applied for. We will continue to monitor dates of expiration. Infection Control: 2. Staff discussed different ideas, have settled on each child making their own place mats and will use at snack times. All staff will sit with children during snack times to ensure children are not reaching for other children’s food. 3. Each child will make their own place mat, designed by the child, laminated to allow for correct cleaning. Staff are aware that all tables must be wiped down prior to children eating
Regulation 31 — Notification of incidents
- (d) The registered provider did not ensure that the procedures specified under Regulation 31 were completed within 3 working days regarding a notifiable incident which occurred since the last inspection
Provider's corrective action:
- A notification has been sent in, and staff have been reminded of their duty to report incidents
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 32.