# Vicarstown Playschool, Vicarstown — inspection reports and findings

> Vicarstown Playschool (Vicarstown, Co. Cork): what Tusla inspections found — 1 published inspection(s), non-compliances and the provider's corrective actions.

## Vicarstown Playschool

Sessional · 2 - 6 Years · Vicarstown, Cork · Tusla ID **TU2015CC457** · 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 24 March 2025 — Inspection Report

Full report (PDF, Tusla)

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

- The children were not provided with adequate rest facilities. There were no cushions or soft seating available within the care room where children could relax. It is acknowledged that a child sized couch was available within the service but had been removed from the care rooms

- The service placed a child sized couch in the main classroom area to provide an area of rest and relaxation for the children

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

- General safety: 1. The windows in the care rooms were not secure and as the windows were at a height this posed a possible fall risk to children. 2. Some of the bikes in the outdoor area were not in good repair. The protective rubber on the handlebars had worn away and this posed a possible injury risk to the children. Infection control: 3. Children were not provided with soap when washing their hands in the outdoor hand basin when returning inside for snack from outdoor play. The lack of soap impeded effective handwashing and this could have posed a risk of infection to the children. 4. Individual cotton cloths were available for the children to dry their hands but it was observed that children were drying their hands with the same cloth and not using one cloth each and this poses a risk of cross infection. 5. The cups used for children’s drinking water were not being cleaned effectively. It is acknowledged there was a system in place for cleaning the cups but this was not sufficient. This posed a risk of infection to the children. 6. In the outdoor area stagnant water had pooled in play equipment. Stagnant water poses a possible infection risk to children. Action submitted by the Registered Provider

- General safety: 1. The service provided evidence that they secured the windows in the classroom. 2. The service provided a statement that they had removed all of the bikes in the outdoor area that were not in good repair. Infection control: 3. The service will ensure that soap is supplied when children are using the outdoor handwash basin. 4. The service will supply paper hand towels to allow children to dry their hands. 5. The service have outlined how they will ensure that cups are sufficiently cleaned between children’s use. 6. The service will ensure that the outdoor area is checked daily and all potential risks removed

##### Regulation 25 — First aid

- (1) There was no staff member with up to date First Aid Responder (FAR) training for a period of time on duty while the service was in operation. It was acknowledged that a staff member had paediatric first aid training and that the service had organised that all staff members would engage in FAR training. This posed a safety risk to both staff and children

- The service was aware of the issue and had scheduled for all staff to attend FAR training in the near future. This was communicated to the inspectors in the day of inspection

Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 15, 20, 26, 28.

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