# Early years service TU2015FL208, Portmarnock — inspection reports and findings

> Early years service TU2015FL208 (Portmarnock, Co. Dublin): what Tusla inspections found — 2 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Early years service TU2015FL208

Full Day · 0 - 6 Years · Portmarnock, Dublin · Tusla ID **TU2015FL208** · Registered since 1 January 2026

An inspection records what inspectors saw **on one day**; services respond with corrective actions — [how to read this](/methodology.md).

#### Inspection of 25 June 2024 — Inspection Report

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##### Regulation 9 — Management and recruitment

- (9)(2)(d) International police vetting available for a second staff who had lived outside the Irish state as an adult for more than 6 consecutive months was not available in English or Irish. It is requirement that documents are available in English/Irish and are translated by a certified translator. (4) Three staff members in the service did not hold an appropriate childcare qualification at Level 5 or higher on the National Framework of Qualifications or a qualification deemed by the Minister to be equivalent, 2 of which work directly with the children on a daily basis and 1 who, as the register provider stated, is present to develop language skills and support staff with activities

- Corrective Action (d) The required document has since been translated into English. (4) Two staff members were currently completing their level 5 in childcare during the timeframe that inspection was completed. One member of staff has received her qualification on the 27/07/24. The second staff member is continuing the qualification (her timeframe had some setbacks due to personal and medical reasons) an extension has been obtained from the course provider . The third member of staff was not an employed member of staff and was always monitored and supervised. Her role was to sing songs and play with the children only while supervised (this was to help further her English language skills). This person no longer attends the service. Preventive Action (d) Translation of non-English documents has been added to the list of documents which is required for new staff. Therefore, when a new staff member starts, this list will remind managers to complete this requirement. (4) As a crèche we continue to follow all required and rules set however it is very difficult for small childcare providers to find suitable qualified staff. It is an ongoing issue and one we struggle with constantly. We are doing everything in our power to ensure all our staff get appropriate qualification which has been done and is currently being addressed. Also, our highest qualified staff member and manager is currently on maternity leave and due to return in September. The volunteer staff member who provides light sensory activities while supervised will no longer being joining the staff, going forward no extra volunteer staff will be used in the crèche if the necessary level 5 qualification is not possessed by the person in question

##### Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child

- (1)(i) The 12 children’s records sampled did not contain the information required under Regulation 15 (1) (i)“written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency”

- Corrective Action (1)(i) A new form has been sent to all parents and placed in all children’s files since the inspection. Preventive Action (1)(i) This form has been added to the list of all documents required for all new children starting in the crèche. This list is referred to at the beginning of every child staring in the crèche and now has been adjusted to include a form signed by parents giving permission for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency

##### Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child

- Safe Sleep: A written, contemporaneous sleep log was not always maintained at 10-minute intervals when children were sleeping. From 11.50am to 12.15pm when the children woke, there was no record of 10-minute sleep checks carried out. It is acknowledged that 10-minute sleep checks had taken place up to this point, but staff must ensure that during busy periods of the daily routine safe sleep checks continue to be carried out at 10-minute intervals. Action submitted by the Registered Provider Safe Sleep: Corrective Action All staff have been retrained and attended a meeting being informed of the importance of not only carrying out these checks but to ensure paperwork is completed consistently. Preventive Action On a daily basis the manager will complete a rigorous check of the sleep charts at end of day and will do daily spot checks on staff and the sleep charts. Any staff members not complying will get verbal warnings which will be progressed in accordance with our HR policies and procedures. Supporting documentation submitted Safe Sleep: Copy of completed form checked by management. Summary Comment The inspector has reviewed the actions and evidence submitted by the registered provider. The non-compliance under Regulation 23 has been adequately addressed

##### Regulation 24 — Checking in and out and record of attendance

- (1) A separate daily attendance record for children attending ECCE only was not maintained on the day with 3 children who left the premises at 12.15pm not signed out of the premises

- Corrective Action The staff have been told of the importance of ensuring children are signed out of the creche once they have been collected. Preventive Action The manager will carry out regular checks of the attendance records, especially at busy times of the day where children leave and others arrive, to ensure that the records are accurate

Found compliant: Regulation 11, 16, 19, 25, 26, 28.

### Earlier inspections

- 8 July 2026 — Inspection Report

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Página: https://creche-inspection-reports.pages.dev/creche/tu2015fl208/
Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11