Inspection of 28 April 2026 — Inspection Report
Regulation 19 — Health, welfare and development of child
- Physical and Material Environment 1. On review of the physical and material environments of Room 5, Room 7 and the outdoor area it was observed that the equipment and materials available, did not adequately facilitate the children to engage and explore them and to develop their learning opportunities and experiences, for example: • In Room 5, the supporting equipment for the play kitchen was not available or accessible to the children to play with. • In Room 7 the equipment for play in the home corner was minimal with an assortment of toys and dolls clothes. The dolls house was empty with no supporting equipment available. • The dress up area had an assortment of toys, and a dolls buggy was positioned on top of the dress up unit. • Dolls were in poor condition with matted hair. • No soft mat or cushions were provided on the floor in the rest area for children to sit and relax a take a break from activities. • In the outdoor area the playhouses were empty and had no supporting equipment to engage and invite the children to play
Provider's corrective action:
- Physical and Material Environment 1. In response to the non-compliances the service has stated the following. • An equipment order was placed and delivered. Environments have been updated and further developed. • Cushions were also added to the cosy corner in Room 7 and a leather orange sofa was taken out of storage. • An all-staff training day was held on 5th May, comprising 4.5 hours of professional development on exploring updated practices and principles of providing child led play and learning. Staff also received a 1.5-hour workshop from a practice development agency. • Staff meeting was held on 28th May where Tusla feedback was discussed. Non compliances were addressed and discussed with the full staff team. • Management will conduct biweekly checks on rooms and environments ensuring that there are sufficient resources and play activities to meet the needs of the children in each room. • Play resources will be included in the agenda of the regular staff meetings taking place every 2 months. • Training needs will be reviewed regularly. • Quarterly reviews of the equipment will also take place, and resources will be replaced accordingly. Our next review will be on 17th of August in preparation for the new school year. • Room leaders in each room will report any breakages or wear and tear to equipment so that replacements can be sourced as the need arises
Regulation 23 — Safeguarding health, safety and welfare of child
- Infection Control: 1. Infection control practices observed in Room 5 and Room 7 were at variance with the service policy and best practice guidelines as the distance between cots and stackable beds was less than the recommended 50 cm to prevent the potential risk of cross infection. Action submitted by the Registered Provider
Provider's corrective action:
- Infection Control: 1. In response to the non-compliances the service has stated the following. • Safe Sleep policy was distributed to staff the day after the inspection. All staff have read the policy and signed it. Management completed a follow up to ensure all staff understood what was expected of them when putting children to sleep. • Leaders from Rooms 5 and 7 were met with individually after the inspection to go through the feedback and were instructed to feed this back to their staff team ahead of the staff meeting. • Staff meeting was held on 28th May where Tusla feedback was discussed. Non compliances were addressed and discussed with the full staff management who will conduct weekly checks to ensure correct distances between cots and beds are maintained. • Safe sleep posters detailing the requirements were created and distributed to all rooms. • The maintenance team has provided a wooden measure that a staff member in each room uses to ensure correct distance between beds. The room leader will ensure daily checks are carried out either by them or they will delegate the checks to a member of their team. • Any new staff members or existing staff transitioning to a room with sleeping children will continue to be trained on the safe sleep policy before starting
Regulation 29 — Premises
- (d) The outdoor area was observed to be in a state of disrepair as the following was observed. • The artificial surface of the area was uneven and in poor condition. • The integrity of the walls was damaged with flaking plaster present. The interim measures put in place by the registered provider following the last inspection have not been sustained
Provider's corrective action:
- (d) In response to the non-compliances the service has stated the following. • Affected areas cordoned off as interim measure until construction works begin. • A contractor has been booked for works week of 7th September. • Flaking plaster repaired
Found compliant: Regulation 9, 11, 25.