Part Time · 3 - 6 Years · Dublin 9, Dublin · Tusla ID TU2015DY156 · Registered since 1 January 2026
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2published inspections
3non-compliances at latest report read
1immediate action notices
0registration conditions
Inspection of 15 September 2025 — Inspection Report
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Immediate action notice. An Immediate Action notice was issued to the service on the 15 September 2025 in relation to the Regulation 23- Safeguarding, Health, Safety and Welfare of Child. On the 16 September 2025 the registered provider responded to the immediate action notice outlining the measures implemented within the service to mitigate the risk. Please see details in the body of the inspection report.
Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
(1) No written record was available for 12 children attending the service containing the following information, was available: (a) name and date of birth of the child. (b) date on which the child first attended the service. (d) address of a parent or guardian of the child. (e) authorisation for the collection of the child. (f) details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child, together with all the information relevant to the provision of special care or attention. (g) the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner. (h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the child. (i) written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency and For one child, the record available was not complete and did not have the following details available : (a) name and date of birth of the child. (b) date on which the child first attended the service. (d) address of a parent or guardian of the child. (e) authorisation for the collection of the child. (f) details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child, together with all the information relevant to the provision of special care or attention. (g) the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner. (h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the child
Provider's corrective action:
(1) All parents were contacted and asked that all completed forms to be returned immediately. The registered provider now has all the registration forms and the information has been entered into the attendance book. The registered provider will ensure that all forms are sent out to parents in August before the service opens and the registration forms must be returned to the before their child can start preschool in the September
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
General Safety: 1. One area of fencing in the front outdoor play area was not secure leading to a child leaving the outdoor area unsupervised. As a result, and taking account of observations made by the inspector, an Immediate Action notice was issued to the registered provider in relation to safety concerns on the 15 September 2025. A response was received from the registered provider on the 16 September 2025 with the revised practices and procedures put in place to reduce risk of re-occurrence. 2. Trailing flexes from a laptop and music player were accessible to the children in the care room, leading to a risk of injury. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
General Safety: 1. The front garden will no longer be used as an outdoor play area and the service will now only use the secure back garden as an outdoor play area. 2. The service will no longer use the laptop for music and have introduced a battery-operated music player to play music
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
(1)(b) A record of the number, type and maintenance was not available for the smoke alarms in the premises
Provider's corrective action:
(1)(b) The smoke alarms were serviced on the 26 September 2025. The registered provider has reminders now in place to ensure to get the smoke alarms serviced in August each year
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 10, 11, 19, 25.
Inspection of 9 November 2023 — Inspection Report
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Regulation 10 — Policies, procedures etc. of pre-school service
1. The registered provider did not ensure that written policies and procedures as specified in Schedule 5 were in place for the service as the following policies were not available to the inspector: • Complaints Policy • Healthy Eating Policy • Use of the internet, Photographic and recording devices Policy • Risk management Policy 2. The following policies contained incorrect detail: • Record Keeping policy incorrectly stated that record keeping and record management timelines are 5 years. • Collection policy stated the incorrect operation times of the service for example it stated 9.15am to 12.15am when the service operation hours are 9am to 1pm
Provider's corrective action:
All policies and procedures have been updated and are stored in both hard and soft copy. Policies and procedures will be maintained yearly
Regulation 11 — Staffing levels
(1) On the day of inspection from 12 to 1pm, there was not an adequate number of adults working directly with the children as there were two adults working with 18 children. (2) The incorrect adult/child ratio was maintained in the service as follows: • On the day of inspection, from 12 pm to 1pm, there was two adults to 18 children (aged between 3 to 5 years) when three adults are required. • Documentary evidence available demonstrated adult to child ratios were not maintained as follows: o on the 13th,14th, 15 th, 20 th 22nd, 27 th of September 2023, the week from 2 nd to 6 th of October2023, 10th, 11th, 13th, 16th, 27th, of October 2023 two adults were working directly with 17 children (aged between 3 to 5 years) between 12pm and 1pm when 3 adults were required for this number and age profile of children. o on the 18th, 19th, 25th, 26th, 28th, 29th of September 2023 and 9th of October, two adults working directly with 18 children (aged between 3 to 5 years) between 12pm and 1pm when 3 adults were required for this number and age profile of children
Provider's corrective action:
(1)(2) Additional staff member employed to maintain ratios between 12pm and 1pm
Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
1. No record for one preschool child was available on the day of inspection. The following was not available on the day for one child. (a) No name and date of birth of the child. (b) No date on which the child first attended the service. (d) No name and address of a parent or guardian of the child and a telephone number where that parent or guardian or a relative or friend of the child can be contacted during the hours of operation of the service. (e) authorisation for the collection of the child. (f) details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child, together with all the information relevant to the provision of special care or attention. (g) the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner. (h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the child. (i) written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency. 2. The records of the available 19 pre-school children were reviewed; the signature of the registered provider was not present on the 19 available registration forms and 8 records were found to be incomplete as follows: The following details were not completed on some of the registration forms. (a) The name and date of birth of the child was not completed on 2 forms. (b) The date on which the child first attended was not completed on 6 forms. (e) Authorisation for whom has permission to collect the child was not completed on 2 forms. (f) Details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child, together will all information relevant to the provision of special care or attention was not completed on 1 form. (g) The name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner was not completed on 1 form. (h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the child was not completed on 1 form. (i) written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency was not completed on 1 form
Provider's corrective action:
1. The service has completed the registration detail of the child with relevant information completed. 2. All registration forms have been signed and are on file. The service will ensure to follow up with parents and get the registration forms returned promptly and place on file
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
General Safety: 1. The kitchen area was accessible to the children throughout the inspection. In the kitchen, the press under the sink and the drawer containing a sharp knife were unlocked and accessible to children, posing a risk of injury. The inspector observed the following: • at 11.40am, one child entered the kitchen to put lunch rubbish into a bin bag. • at 11.49 am one child entered the kitchen area, switched on the dishwasher machine and pressed the washing machine buttons. • at 12.00pm, one child entered the kitchen area looking for tissues, walked around and then left the kitchen area. 2. The attendance books did not accurately reflect the children or staff present in the care room. This posed a risk to the safe evacuation of children in the event of an emergency. For example. • No attendance record was completed for one child who was present from 9am to 10.45am. • No attendance record was completed for one child who was present from 9am to 1pm. Infection Control: 3. There was no warm water present in the service, this does not promote effective handwashing. Fire Safety: 4. On discussion with the registered provider, it was confirmed that no fire drills had been completed in the service since September 2023. It is acknowledged that the registered provider submitted evidence of a fire drill which was completed on 10th of November 2023. It is recommended that fire drills are completed every month, this promotes fire safety awareness Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
General Safety: 1. The service has secured a room divider to prevent children entering the kitchen area. The divider remains in place during preschool hours 9am to 1pm. 2. All children in the service are now entered into the roll book on arrival and departure from the service. Infection Control: 3. The water temperature has been regulated at 38℃ maximum and water temperature is checked daily in the morning. Fire Safety: 4. A written record is now available for fire drills and the service carry out a fire drill every month
Regulation 26 — Fire safety measures
(1)(a) No written record was available of fire drills that took place in the service. (b) A record of the number, type and maintenance was not available for the smoke alarms in the premises
Provider's corrective action:
(1)(a) A written record is now available for fire drills and the service carry out a fire drill every month. (b) The smoke alarm maintenance was completed 10th April 2024