Creche Inspection Reports

Tots Creche Ruxton Oaks

Sessional · 0 - 6 Years · Navan, Meath · Tusla ID TU2025MH001 · Registered since 7 July 2025

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3published inspections
3non-compliances at latest report read
0immediate action notices
0registration conditions

Inspection of 10 March 2026 — Inspection Report

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Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

  • (2) (a)&(b) Two written references available for one staff member were not accompanied by a translation from a reputable source. (d) The police vetting available for a staff member was not accompanied by a translation from a reputable source
Provider's corrective action:
  • (2)(a)(b)(d) All documents have been translated by a reputable source. A preventive action was not submitted

Regulation 11 — Staffing levels

  • (1)In Pre-school Room, 1 although the adult/child ratios were met some of the children needed additional support, assistance and supervision during transitions. While queuing up to go outside children had to wait while other children were given assistance with outdoor clothing. Children became restless and started hitting each other. An additional staff member is required in this room to support the staff and children especially during times of transition
Provider's corrective action:
  • (1) The registered provider has looked at the transitions and support required by this room, the room has been split during ECCE hours, the smaller classrooms are calmer since we have done this. This has enabled the teacher to best support the children’s needs and keep the class routine in place. The Assistant manager is responsible for supporting the Preschool rooms during transitions, home time and when otherwise needed. The registered provider has further split this class to attend to the full day and have seen a great improvement since implementing this. An AIM teacher has been put in place for the children requiring this support, the service have introduced visuals in the class and have linked in with Betterstart regarding support information for transitioning. Recently, the registered provider had vetting come through for the new staff so this staff member has enabled more support throughout the building. The registered provider had a staff training night with all staff to discuss transitions and a further training night booked for the 12/05/2026. Preventive Action: The registered provider has implemented risk assessing each class to establish what support is required by each class or at certain times of day for transitions etc. and assigning support for the class, children and staff. This also enables the registered provider to assess any training that may be required by staff to best manage the class routine, recognising children’s additional/supportive needs and non-contact time for staff to source the visuals needed by individual children

Regulation 31 — Notification of incidents

  • (a)(b)(c)(d)(e) The service did not have a policy or procedures in place to notify the Agency of accidents and incidents that occurred in the service and were not aware of their legal obligation to do so. (d)A review of the incident and accident records demonstrated that two incidents were not notified to the Agency. Details of the two incidents identified that an injury likely to require medical treatment had occurred in one incident and that the child had attended accident and emergency in another. These incidents were not notified to the inspectorate
Provider's corrective action:
  • (a)(b)(c)(d)(e) The registered providers have recognised that they didn’t have any policy or procedure in place to notify the agency of the two incidents that required medical treatment. The Accidents Incidents and Accident Incident Prevention Policy and Procedure has been updated and includes the notification of incidents to this policy. This Policy was shared with all Management on the 24th of March 2026 and will be followed if an incident occurs. The legal requirements regarding reporting incidents to our Accidents Incidents and Accident Incident Prevention Policy and Procedure and a meeting with Area Managers was arranged to discuss this policy and the procedure if any incidents occur in the future. All future incidents as listed below will be notified to the department within the required 3 working days. A notification to the agency will be sent for any of the incident listed (a),(b)(c),(d),(e)

Found compliant: Regulation 10, 16, 19, 20, 23, 26, 27, 32.

Inspection of 8 October 2025 — Inspection Report

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Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

  • (2)(a) (b) References were not available for the agency staff member working in the kitchen. (d)The operations manager stated that police vetting was required for the agency staff member, however, this was not available. A curriculum vitae was not available for the inspector to determine what police vetting was required
Provider's corrective action:
  • The chef was working within the service through an Agency and is no longer working with the service. Prior to any agency staff starting, all checks of staff will be completed, and a copy of all files will be on site at all times. Summary Comment The inspectorate accepts the assurances from the registered provider that the agency staff member no longer works in the service. The registered provider has given assurances that all vetting procedures will be carried out prior to a person working in the service. This response has addressed the non-compliance in Regulation 9

Regulation 11 — Staffing levels

  • (1) During the inspection while the adult child ratios were met, the needs of the children were not met at all times as detailed below. 1. The Wobbler room children transitioned from the outdoor area back to the care room and were starting to prepare for dinner. At 12.08pm, some children were having dinner, a child from another room was using the toilet in this room from the outdoor area and one of the staff members from this room was assisting this child. One of the tables in the room was unsteady and children’s dinners were slipping from the table. The inspector alerted the staff to this. Also, during dinner time as children were eating one of the two staff available in the room commenced placing the beds for sleep in the room. An additional staff member was required in this room to assist at mealtimes, assist children to the toilet from the outdoor area and placing the sleep beds out. 2. In the ECCE room 2 upstairs there was 1 staff member with 10 children. Three of these children had additional needs and needed assistance with putting on their coats, completing activities and also close supervision. While the staff member was trying to attend to every child needs children were becoming restless. An additional staff was needed to support transition
Provider's corrective action:
  • 1. Manager spoke with the staff after the inspection to inform them this was not the correct practice and puts rooms out of ratio. Manager stated that the children must use the toilet in the hall. This was reiterated at the staff meeting where all staff were in attendance. Manager also reminded staff that if they need assistance to contact the office. 2 This was discussed in the staff meeting and is monitored by the floor manager regularly. AIMS support staff is in place and children have moved rooms to allow for the high levels of support and care to be provided. Manager spoke with the staff member to call the office for support and assistance will be given. AIMS support staff now in place and at times of transitions management check with staff upstairs if assistance is needed, this check is completed by manager or assistant manager. Regular service walkarounds are completed to ensure all staff and children are ok and to check if assistance is required, walkarounds have been added to the service routine and a floor manager routine has been created highlighting the need to support in rooms

Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child

  • 1. At 11.50am children in the Baby room were placed in their highchairs for dinner however, dinner was not served to this room until 12.05pm to 12.10pm. As children waiting they became restless and displayed signs of tiredness. When the dinner arrived one child was falling asleep and did not eat it. The timeframe is too long for children to be expected to wait in their highchairs without becoming restless. 2. In the Toddler room from 11.30am to 12.25pm children were observed displaying signs of tiredness while preparing and waiting for their dinner. Two children feel asleep in staff members arms, another child rested its head on their hands on the table, two other children were laying down in the cosy areas rubbing their eyes. Three other children became restless and started hitting each other. On discussion with a staff member the practice in this room is that the children go down to sleep after dinner. The provision for sleep must be child led and not service led
Provider's corrective action:
  • 1. Manager spoke with the staff member about how the children should not be placed in highchairs until dinner arrives, this discussion was had at support and supervision meetings on the 16/10/25. This was also discussed with all staff in the staff meeting on the 13/11/25. Discussed with all staff at the staff meeting and is being monitored moving forward to ensure all routines are child-led. 2. This was discussed with all staff at the staff meeting the importance of following the children’s lead, staff were reminded to contact the office if a child is tired so alternative arrangements for sleep are put in place. The sleep policy was discussed with all staff at the staff meeting on the 13/11/25 and will be monitoring this closely through regular walkarounds within the service

Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

  • Safe Sleep: A risk assessment and a sleep plan was not available for 2 children under 2 years (one aged 16 months and one ages 20 months) which is contrary to safe sleep guidance. There was no evidence that the parents of the children were informed that the children were sleeping on floor beds rather than in cots
Provider's corrective action:
  • Corrective & Preventive Action General Safety: Management ensured all children sleeping on floor beds had the correct paperwork signed to ensure parents understanding of where their child would be sleeping. Management spoke at the staff meeting about the importance of communicating with parents any changes in routine and transitions to floor beds to ensure awareness. Management also highlighted how the correct paperwork needs to be signed prior to children moving rooms

Found compliant: Regulation 25.

Inspection of 30 June 2025 — New Service

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

No non-compliance recorded in this report.

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