Inspection of 18 November 2024 — Inspection Report
Immediate action notice. An immediate action notice was issued regarding excessive hot water temperatures in the nappy changing sanitary area. The registered provider gave written assurances of appropriate immediate actions undertaken in the service to control the risk to children within 24 hours of the notice being issued.
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (2) The registered provider did not ensure that appropriate vetting procedures had been completed for all staff. The following documents were not available: (a)(b) The required 2 written and validated references for the contracted music teacher who attends the service on a regular basis were not available for inspection. (d) Documentary evidence of international police vetting was not available for the contracted music teacher who had resided outside the Irish jurisdiction for a period of 6 months or more as an adult
Provider's corrective action:
- (a)(b) The registered has obtained two written references for the contracted music teacher. These references have been validated. These records will be kept on file and should any other external services be used in the future the registered provider will obtain all the necessary records before they attend the service. (d) The registered provider has obtained Garda vetting and international Police vetting for the contracted music teacher. All records will be kept on file and going forward the registered provider will obtain all the necessary records for any external services before they attend the service
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- The Inspectorate is not assured that adequate steps have been taken to ensure the health, safety and welfare of the pre-school children attending the service based on the following observations made during the inspection: General Safety: 1. The hot water temperature in the nappy changing sanitary area, exceeded the recommended maximum safe hot water temperature of 43oC. The hot water temperature was recorded as follows: At 1.06pm the hot water temperature in the nappy changing area was recorded at 79.5oC. This is a scalding risk. An immediate action notice was issued in respect of this safety concern to which an accepted response was received
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective & Preventive Action General Safety 1. Thermostats have been fitted to the basins in the changing rooms, hot water is set at 43 °C The registered provider will ensure that the thermostat remains set at 43 °C\JJJ
Regulation 25 — First aid
- (1) The registered provider did not ensure that a person with a First Aid Responder qualification was at all times available to the children attending the service. Documentary evidence indicated that while two staff members had a First Aid Responder (FAR) qualification these staff members were not on the premises at all times
Provider's corrective action:
- First Aid: 1. The registered provider will ensure that another staff member is trained in FAR and that there is always a trained member on the premises. The registered provider has indicated that training will take place in early 2025. The registered provider has given an undertaking that all training is kept up to date. Summary Comment The registered provider submitted details of the corrective and preventative actions taken in the service to address the non-compliance. Based on the assurances given by the registered provider that a member of staff who is FAR trained will be on the premises at all times and an undertaking that additional training will take place, the non-compliance under Regulation 25 has been addressed. This will be for review at the next inspection
Regulation 29 — Premises
- (c)The sanitary facilities accessed by the preschool children attending the Bizzy Bees Room felt cold and the recorded ambient temperature at 11.04am was 12.8o C. This temperature is below the required room temperature of 18-22o C
Provider's corrective action:
- c. An assurance has been given by the registered provider that the exit door leading to the garden from the bathroom will always be kept closed. The temperature will be monitored in the bathroom. The process of monitoring the temperature will be maintained. Summary Comment The registered provider submitted details of the corrective and preventative actions taken in the service to address the non-compliance. Based on the assurances given the non-compliance under Regulation 29 has been addressed. This will be for review at the next inspection
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 16, 19, 22.