# Regulation 10 (Policies, Procedures etc. of Pre-school service) — non-compliances in Offaly > What inspectors found under Regulation 10 (Policies, Procedures etc. of Pre-school service) at 3 early years services in Offaly, with providers' responses. ## Regulation 10 in Offaly Policies, Procedures etc. of Pre-school service: **3** non-compliance(s) in the latest reports we read. An inspection records what inspectors saw **on one day**; services respond with corrective actions — [how to read this](/methodology.md). 29 April 2026 ##### [Play Pals](/creche/play-pals-tullamore.md), Tullamore · Regulation 10 — Policies, procedures etc. of pre-school service - The policy in place for Outings did not outline the following – • The measures taken to ensure the safety and welfare of children when on an outing, • risk assessment processes and procedures and how the service will respond to risks, • procedures for supervising and checking children, • details for the management of critical incident on outings i.e. missing child, • first aid measures during outings. The policy on Healthy Eating did not outline the following – • Parents and guardians/choices are supported • How food is safely stored - The Outings Policy for the service has been updated, and all staff members were provided with the new Policy to review. The Healthy Eating Policy was amended to include Parent/Guardian choices are supported. The policies will be checked regularly and updating accordingly 5 February 2026 ##### [Durrow Pre-School No 2](/creche/durrow-pre-school-no-2-tullamore.md), Tullamore · Regulation 10 — Policies, procedures etc. of pre-school service - 1. There was no staff supervision policy or a standalone staff induction policy available for inspection. It is acknowledged there was a reference to staff induction in the staff training policy assessed. 2. The behaviour management policy was not available for review on the day of inspection; this was forwarded by email 6 February 2026, it is noted the policy had not been reviewed/updated since 2020 - 1. A staff supervision policy will be introduced, and the induction policy will be given to all staff. 2. The Behaviour policy was updated in February 2026 and given to all staff by email . All policies, supervision, induction and Behaviour Management will be given to all new staff member in the future, and they will sign to say they received and it will be noted in the new staff induction book. Behaviour management policy update in Feb 2026 and emailed to all staff. When they have read and understood a copy will be placed in each room. The service has sent an email on 12 March on the updated policies on Managing Behaviours and Reporting incidents and Accidents and plan to implement the new up to date policies and procedure s from April 2026 at staff meeting initially discussing one or two policies per meeting . The policies will be reviewed and updated yearly or sooner if any change occurs 11 November 2025 ##### [Little Acorns](/creche/little-acorns-tullamore.md), Tullamore · Regulation 10 — Policies, procedures etc. of pre-school service - The policy on Accidents and Incidents did not outline the measures to be taken to prevent accidents and incidents from occurring - The registered provider has updated their Accidents and Incidents Policy for the service. The policy will be adhered to, reviewed and updated as needed ### Regulation 10 in other counties - [Cork](/regulation/10/cork.md) - [Donegal](/regulation/10/donegal.md) - [Dublin](/regulation/10/dublin.md) - [Galway](/regulation/10/galway.md) - [Kerry](/regulation/10/kerry.md) - [Kildare](/regulation/10/kildare.md) - [Kilkenny](/regulation/10/kilkenny.md) - [Limerick](/regulation/10/limerick.md) - [Louth](/regulation/10/louth.md) - [Mayo](/regulation/10/mayo.md) - [Tipperary](/regulation/10/tipperary.md) - [Wexford](/regulation/10/wexford.md) - [Wicklow](/regulation/10/wicklow.md) --- Página: https://creche-inspection-reports.pages.dev/regulation/10/offaly/ Fonte: Tusla Early Years Inspectorate Recolha: 2026-09-11