Inspection of 30 October 2025 — Inspection Report
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: 1. Care plans for two children attending the service who require emergency mediation were reviewed. While these plans were detailed, and parents had given prior consent for administration of medication, for one of the children, there was no parent signature recorded on the dates that this medication had been administered. This poses a risk to the health and safety of the child. Infection Control: 2. On the day of inspection, a staff member was observed carrying out nappy changes. The adult failed to wash their hands before applying their gloves at the start of the nappy changes, failed to remove their apron having completed the nappy changes and prior to re-dressing each child. They cleaned the mat and surface with the same paper towel. They then removed their apron after completing this process and, while they ensured that the children’s hands were washed, they didn’t wash their own hands before commencing the next nappy change. The nappy changing procedure of the service was reviewed and was found to not be robust enough for effective infection control purposes. Strict care practices around nappy changing procedures are essential for infection control purposes. This non-compliance was also observed on the previous inspection on 11 December 2023 and the corrective and preventive actions submitted by the registered provider have not addressed this. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: The registered provider has advised that the parent has now signed for medication administered on dates observed on inspection. A new administration of medication consent form will be implemented to prevent this non-compliance from reoccurring in the future and staff have been reminded that this form must be signed daily. Infection Control: A new nappy changing procedure has been shared with all staff and displayed locally within the service. One to one training has been carried out with staff members to prevent this non-compliance from re-occurring in the future
Regulation 29 — Premises
- (c) The sanitary area for the Toddler and Wobbler Room did not have effective ventilation to prevent malodorous smells from spreading throughout the ground floor of the service. This was observed following a nappy change. While it is acknowledged that the fan in the area was working, it was too small and too high-up to have an effective impact on filtering the air in the sanitary area. (d) The service was not maintained as required as evidenced by the following: In the Sleep Room/Cot room • There was evidence of a leak in the ceiling. This was also observed on the last inspection on 11 December 2023. The corrective and preventive actions submitted by the registered provider following that inspection has not prevented a re-occurrence. • In the window, paint was observed to have blistered. In the Toddler Room • Paint had flaked off the walls on both sides of the entrance door to the Wobbler room with plaster exposed in places. • The lamination on the doors of the storage press underneath the sink in the Toddler Room had worn off
Provider's corrective action:
- (c) The property owner has been informed of the outcome of inspection in relation to ventilation and the registered provider awaits further review. It may take six months for an update. (d) The property owner has been informed of the outcome of the inspection in relation to a leak in the ceiling and window of the cot room. In the interim the wall at the window area has been sealed and repainted. The walls in the toddler room were also filled and repainted following inspection. The press door in the Toddler room was resealed following inspection
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 19, 24, 25, 26, 28.