# Tigh na Leanai Childcare Ltd, Kiltimagh — inspection reports and findings

> Tigh na Leanai Childcare Ltd (Kiltimagh, Co. Mayo): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Tigh na Leanai Childcare Ltd

Sessional · 0 - 6 Years · Kiltimagh, Mayo · Tusla ID **TU2015MO121** · Registered since 28 February 2026

An inspection records what inspectors saw **on one day**; services respond with corrective actions — [how to read this](/methodology.md).

#### Inspection of 1 May 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- The following vetting information was unavailable for inspection:
- (a) & (b) There were no written validated references on file for one adult. (d) There was no employment/experience history for one adult, and it was unable to be verified if international police vetting was required for this adult

- The registered provider advised in writing that:
- Corrective and Preventive Action (a) & (b) There are now two references on file for the adult. The service will make sure that each staff member will have two references on file. (d) The registered provider has confirmed with the adult that international police vetting is not required and obtained an up-to-date curriculum vitae for the adult. The service will make sure that each staff member has an up-to-date curriculum vitae on file

##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

- General Safety: 1. Garda vetting available for one staff member was not dated within the previous three years and not in adherence to the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice ‘EYI-RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting’. It is acknowledged that a copy of the required garda vetting renewal was submitted to the Inspectorate by the service on the 27 May 2025. 2. Water temperatures in a sink in the ECCE room measured at 46°C, this was not used as a children’s hand wash basin. This was brought to the attention of the person in charge on the day and the temperature was reduced. Infection Control: 3. Powdered formula feeds for children in the Wobbler playroom were reconstituted in the service with cool boiled water provided by parents. This was contrary to the current food safety guidance and was a repeat non-compliance from the most recent inspection on the 19 September 2022. 4. The were tears in the covers of seating in rest areas in the Wobbler, ECCE and Senior Toddlers room with foam exposed posing potential difficulties with cleaning leading to infection control risks. Administration of Medication: 5. A review of a sample of medication administration records found that they had not always been signed by two staff contrary to the service’s policy on medication management. It was unable to be confirmed if two staff had been present and checked the medication prior to administration to the child. Action submitted by the Registered Provider The registered provider advised in writing that:

- General Safety: 1. The staff member’s garda vetting has been updated. Files will be reviewed at the end of each month to ensure that garda vetting is in date. 2. The temperature at the sink in the ECCE room has been adjusted to the correct temperature. The water temperature will be checked on a regular basis. Infection Control: 3. Information has been sent out to parents about sending in bottles pre-prepared for the children attending the service. Children’s bottles of formula will only be accepted in the service if it has been prepared. 4. The couch in the ECCE room has been replaced with a new couch and the couches in the other rooms have been repaired. The maintenance staff will check the couches weekly and repair them if needed. Administration of Medication: 5. The staff have been informed that there must be two staff present when medication is being administered and must be always signed by two staff in the medicine administration book. Management will check the medicine administration books on a more regular basis to make sure the staff in each room are following the medication guidelines. The staff have also been informed about the importance of two members witnessing the administration of any form of medicine

##### Regulation 25 — First aid

- (2) (a) and (b) Adequate and sufficient in date first aid equipment was not available for the number of children attending the preschool

- The registered provider advised in writing that: Corrective and Preventive Action (2) (a) and (b) The first aid kits have all been reviewed and restocked with the required supplies by management. The room leaders will review the first aid boxes on a more regular basis

##### Regulation 29 — Premises

- (c) The mechanical ventilation system in a sanitary facility upstairs used by children from the Senior Toddler care-room appeared not to be functioning correctly with no audible sound from the system. (d) Two wash hand basins in a sanitary unit upstairs had heavy discoloration and scaling around the wastewater plughole posing difficulties to thoroughly clean the areas. (e) There was inadequate sanitary provision for children using the upstairs care-rooms during the inspection with 15 children using one nappy change area during the inspection. One nappy-changing unit is required for every 11 children in nappies

- The registered provider advised in writing that: Corrective and Preventive Action (c) The ventilation system in now operational. The ventilation system is now checked on a daily basis by the staff members. (d) The two wash-hand basins have been descaled. The sinks will be descaled on a monthly basis and the process added to the cleaning schedules. (e) A nappy changing table has been reinstalled providing two nappy changing units for the numbers of children. The service will ensure in future that there are adequate nappy changing facilities for the numbers of children in the service

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 15, 26.

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Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11