Inspection of 12 January 2026 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (3) Documentary evidence available indicated that four adults had commenced within the service prior to the registered provider verifying the validity of references. Checks on adults must be completed prior to them having access to the children in order to establish they are appropriate to have access to children
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider will ensure the the management team who verify and validate references will ensure that the Risk Management section of the service Recruitment Policy is followed
Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (1) The registered provider did not ensure the following: (j) The medication records available did not allow for the recording of the details of the type of medication to be administered. Of the five medication records available, three did not include the type of medication that was administered. A full record with the child’s full name, details of two staff who administer the medication, details of the medication and an acknowledgment of the administration by the parent must be maintained in order to accurately account for safe administration practice and prevent miscommunication on the administration of medication
Provider's corrective action:
- The medication administration form had been updated to include the type of medication being administered. Staff were updated of the new forms at a staff meeting
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: The following posed a potential risk to the safety of children: 1. There was no cover for the sand pit in the outdoor play area. Although the risk assessment included a check to rake the sand as appropriate, there is potential that animal faeces could go undetected which posed a risk to the health of children. 2. A staff handbag was observed to be stored on the countertop in one of the care rooms, which was potentially accessible to children. There was a potential the contents were harmful to children. Fire Safety: 3. The details of the attendance of the children in one of the care rooms were not accurately recorded in the daily attendance sheet. Three children who were present in the room were not recorded as being present. Contemporaneous accurate attendance logs must be maintained to support the safe evacuation of children in an emergency. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- General Safety: 1. A large tarpaulin was purchased to cover the sandpit. The daily outdoor risk assessment was updated to include to cover the sandpit. 2. Each room now has a secured press allocated for the storage of handbags and personal belongings of the staff. Staff were informed of the requirement to keep personal belonged in the secured press. Fire Safety: 3. An additional tick box has been added to the daily attendance sheets so it can be double checked and initialled by a second staff member in the room. Staff were informed about the importance of accurately recording each child’s name on the daily attendance sheets and highlighted the new tick box that must be ticked and initialled by a second teacher to confirm accurate recording of the children present
Found compliant: Regulation 11, 17, 22, 28.