# Tyrrelstown's Little Stars Créche and Montessori, Dublin 15 — inspection reports and findings

> Tyrrelstown's Little Stars Créche and Montessori (Dublin 15, Co. Dublin): what Tusla inspections found — 2 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Tyrrelstown's Little Stars Créche and Montessori

Sessional · 0 - 6 Years · Dublin 15, Dublin · Tusla ID **TU2015FL335** · 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 15 December 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

##### Regulation 25 — First aid

- (1) On review of the staff files and the service roster it was observed that the three staff members with in date First Aid Responder (FAR) training was not available to the children at all times during the service operation hours. No staff member with FAR training was available to the children from 5.15 pm to 6.00pm on the day of inspection

- (1) Management will ensure the roster will have adequate staff members with FAR training available during the service’s operational hours. Additional staff are being booked to attend a FAR training course

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 16, 19, 23, 26.

#### Inspection of 3 April 2024 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

**Immediate action notice.** 03/04/24 An Immediate Action notice was issued to the service in relation to the following:

##### Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service

- (j) On review of nine medication administration forms with a total of 50 single medicine administrations, the following information was missing: • No parental preconsent form available for the administration of one prescribed medication administered to a child on arrival to the service. • Parent preconsent signature on the medication administration form was missing on two forms. • Parent signature to acknowledge administration of medication was missing on three forms for 10 single medicine administrations. • The second staff witness signature was missing on one form for one administration

- (j) All medicine administration forms were updated with missing signatures. The service has reviewed their policies with staff and appointed a senior member of staff to ensure all forms are signed. Parents will be reminded daily, through the service electronic application about a form to be signed

##### Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child

- 1. The inspector observed several battery-operated toys in the Wobbler room not working, which included music teddy, activity centre of a walker and two battery operated books, stand up bear and a toy guitar which reduced the play experience for the children. This was a non-compliance from the last inspection 4th April 2023 and the CAPA action has not been sustained. 2. While it is acknowledged there was a family wall display on the wall of the Wobbler room, it was not displayed at a height visible to the children in th is care room, limiting the availability to the children and no Family or Birthday books were available in this room . This was a non -compliance from the last inspection 4th April 2023 and the CAPA action has not been sustained

- 1. Batteries replaced, switch off/on buttons double checked, if working. Daily check list for battery operated toys added to the morning check list routine. Senior member of staff will review check lists are completed weekly. 2. Family and Birthday Books updated and placed at level available for the children of the Wobbler room. During monthly inhouse room inspections, the service manager will make sure all Family and Birthday Books are updated, in good condition and available to children at their level at all times

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

- General Safety: 1. Thermostatically controlled warm water was not available in the Montessori room, the temperature of the water recorded by the inspector was 54.7o C at 10.51am, this exceeds the recommended hot water temperature of 50oC maximum, which posed a risk to the safety of children as two children were observed to use this sink at 11.25am to wet sponges to clean chalk boards. An Immediate Action Notice was issued and response from the registered provider received. 2. Children attendance books were not monitored to ensure staff knew how many children were present in each care room as follows: o In the Wobbler room, there were five children observed to be present at 10.48am. On review of the attendance book there were only four children marked in as present. The staff member was unsure of which child had not been marked in. o During sleep time in the service, the following was observed : - At 12pm, two children from the Pre Montessori room and one child from the Playgroup senior room who did not sleep were moved to the Montessori room and were not noted in the Montessori attendance book as being present in this room and were not marked out of the care rooms they came from. - At 12.06pm, one child who left the Montessori room to sleep in the Pre Montessori room was not marked out of the Montessori room or noted as being present in the Pre Montessori room. This reduced the effective evacuation in the event of an emergency. Infection Control: 3. Thermostatically controlled warm water was not available in the Playgroup senior room, the temperature of the water recorded by the inspector was 13.1 o C at 15.36pm. Cold water is not conducive to effective handwashing. 4. In the Wobbler room, handwashing was not observed after outdoor play or before and after mealtimes. Action submitted by the Registered Provider

- General Safety: 1. Thermostat checks were added to morning check list. These check lists will be reviewed by the service manager, weekly to ensure these have been completed. 2. All staff was reminded about proper attendance record keeping for all children at the service through the day. The Service manager will ensure to check attendance records are kept up to date, daily. Infection Control: 3. Thermostat checks were added to morning check list. These check lists will be reviewed by the service manager, weekly to ensure these have been completed. 4. On 22 April 2024, the hand washing policy was given and reviewed by staff

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 29.

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Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate
Recolha: 2026-09-11