Inspection of 16 October 2024 — Inspection Report
Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment
- (d) A second record of police vetting was unavailable for one of the staff members, who had resided in another jurisdiction for more than six consecutive months, as an adult
Provider's corrective action:
- (d) The written response stated that police vetting has been obtained for the adult and is now available on their file. As a preventive measure, a checklist has been created for each new employee file, in order to ensure that everything is in place before their employment commences
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- General Safety: The Garda vetting disclosure available for one of the adults was not dated within the previous three years, in adherence to the Early Years Inspectorate Regulatory Notice, ‘EYI-RN12.3 Renewal of Garda Vetting’. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- The Garda vetting has been updated and is now available on file. As a preventive measure, a list has been created which outlines the dates that Garda vetting was obtained for staff. This will be checked annually and vetting for each staff member will be updated before it expires
Regulation 29 — Premises
- (e) There was an insufficient number of staff toilets and wash hand basins available. The service’s staff toilet facility consisted of one toilet and one wash hand basin. However, 1 toilet and 1 wash hand basin are required for every 8 adults and there were 14 adults working at the setting on the morning of the inspection. This included the registered provider and three students
Provider's corrective action:
- The response outlined that the service will no longer take work experience students and this will reduce the number of adults on the premises. From next September, the service will consider the number of children attending who require AIM support, as this is also having an impact on the number of staff required. Going forward, it will be ensured that no more than eight staff are on the premises at one time
Found compliant: Regulation 10, 11, 16, 19, 22, 25.