Regulation 15 in Dublin
Record of Pre-school Child: 55 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.
18 June 2026
Barnardos Early Years' Service Mulhuddart, Dublin 15 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) On review of a sample of 12 children registration forms, the following information was not available : • A written record was not available for 12 children attending the service with (i) written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency. It is acknowledged that permission was present for the 12 children to administer anti febrile medication. • For one child, the record available was not complete and did not have the details for the (e) authorisation for the collection of the child
Provider's corrective action:
- (1) (i)Parental / guardian consent has been requested to give appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency and will be sought and documented for the children going forward. (e) The service has updated the details for collection for the one child and will make sure going forward all children will have their Authorisation for collection completed on the form
11 June 2026
Fontanelles Montessori, Mount Merrion · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- Five of the 12 child records under review did not contain some of the following required information; (d) The names, addresses, and telephone numbers of an alternative contact, and information on how to contact an alternative contact during the operational hours of the service. (e) Authorisation for the collection of the child. (h) Record of immunisations, if any, received by the child
Provider's corrective action:
- (1) The registered provider stated that all forms were updated and completed correctly to include emergency contacts, authorised collections and immunisations, and that all forms will be checked by staff members
28 May 2026
Little Brightstars Montessori Ltd, Ballyboughal · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- On review of the eleven children’s registration records the following sections of the registration forms were not completed; • Three of the eleven children’s records did not include Part (1)(e) authorisation for the collection of the child, if any, this section had been left blank. • One of the eleven children’s records did not include Part (1)(i) written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency
Provider's corrective action:
- The files were completed and returned to the service. Each new application that comes in will be fully checked and made sure that each section is filled out correctly. Summary Comment The inspector has reviewed the actions and evidence submitted. The noncompliance identified under regulation 15 – Record of pre-school child has been adequately addressed
7 May 2026
St. Michael's College Pre-School, Dublin 4 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- Four child records did not contain some of the following required information: (e) Authorisation for collection of the child. (h) Record of immunisations, if any received by the child. (i) Written consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency
Provider's corrective action:
- (e), (h) and (i) The registered provider stated that all required information is now on file and that the enrolment policy now reflects that children will not be permitted to attend the service if the information has not been provided in advance
16 April 2026
Little Penguins, Dublin 16 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) A sample of ten children’s record were reviewed. The registered provider did not ensure that six of these records were fully completed. It is important to have children’s records fully completed to support children’s safety, development and the quality of care
Provider's corrective action:
- All children’s records have been checked and fully completed to support children’s safety, development and the quality of care. This will be maintained on an ongoing basis by management of the service
13 April 2026
Hillview Early Years Service, Dublin 16 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (e) There was no authorisation for the collection of the child on one registration form. (g)The name and telephone number of one child’s medical practitioner was not recorded. (h) A record of immunisations received was not recorded for four children
Provider's corrective action:
- (e) The service obtained the authorisation for the collection of one registered child. (g) The name and telephone number of one child’s GP has been added to their file. (h) A record of proof of immunisations has been recorded for all children and a disclaimer signed by a parent where no proof of immunisation was presented. A child registration checklist is on the front of all children’s registration files
9 April 2026
Parkview Creche, Dublin 15 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) A sample of twelve children’s registration records were reviewed as part of the inspection. The registered provider ensured a full record (1) (a-f) and (h-i). Registration records did not include (g) the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner. It is important to have this included so that swift and prompt medical treatment can be administered to children in an emergency
Provider's corrective action:
- (1) The service has added (g) the name and the telephone number of the child’s medical registered medical practitioner, to the registration forms and requested families to forward on the information. Registration forms are now updated to ensure all the correct information is collected before a child starts in our service
31 March 2026
Ardilea Childcare Limited, Dublin 14 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- Four of the ten child records under review did not contain the complete set of required information and were missing one or more of the following: (b) The date on which the child first attended the service. (e) Authorisation for the collection of the child. (g) The name and telephone number of the child's medical practitioner. (h) Record of immunisations, if any, received by the child. (i) Written consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider stated that the start dates were inserted on the child records, and parents filled in the authorisation for collection and medical practitioners’ details as requested. Parents also provided an immunisation certificate and provided written consent for appropriate medical treatment required for the child in case of an emergency. Record forms were checked and updated accordingly
23 March 2026
Maywood Montessori, Dublin 5 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) A sample of eleven children’s registration records were reviewed as part of the inspection. The registered provider ensured a full record (1) (a-h). However, registration records did not include (i) the written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency. It is important to have this included so that swift and prompt medical treatment can be administered to children in an emergency
Provider's corrective action:
- This section has now been added to the registrations records and will be given to all new entrants going forward
19 March 2026
St Marks Preschool, Dublin 24 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (f) Nine records did not contain details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child, together with all the information relevant to the provision of special care or attention. (g) Eight records did not contain the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner. (h) Six records did not contain a record of immunisations, if any, received by the child. (i) All 10 records reviewed did not have written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of a child in the event of a medical emergency. This non-compliance was present on the previous inspection on 11 April 2024. The corrective and preventive actions as stated by the registered provider did not prevent recurrence of this non- compliance
Provider's corrective action:
- (f) I have reached out to our parents on the online application via the instant message feature. I asked that parents take the time over easter break to log in and update their child’s information regarding health, allergies and emergency contact details. I also called our online application customer care team and explained how the application is not performing great for us in this area, and they will be bringing it to their next feedback meeting. I will continue to check that the child record forms are completed and aim to have this section filled in face to face with parents at my initial registration meeting. (g) I have asked parents to fill in the doctor details section on our child record form over easter break, explain the importance of having this information on file in the case of emergency. I am happy to say to date a majority of Parents did comply over easter break and I will continue to check the remaining forms to have them completed, and keep them all up to date going forward. (h) I got on to our forms section on the online application, and I am creating a new form that can be used to obtain permission from Parents in the event of a medical emergency. This form will be signed digitally by Parents All forms will need to be signed by Parents prior to child’s start date in September. I will make this a mandatory field for parents while filling in their child’s details. (i) I have sent my medical emergency form to parents to be signed, and I am creating a new template form we can use going forward on the online application. I am working with child paths to add the medical emergency form to the forms section within the child record section to be signed by parents going forward
5 March 2026
St. Matthew's Primary School, Dublin 4 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) Three of the ten records under review did not contain the complete set of required information and was missing one piece of information each, as follows: (e) authorisation for the collection of the child. (h) record of immunisations received by the child. (i) written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider stated that: • Three parents were contacted and that the relevant forms were received by the service to include authorisation for collection, record of immunisation and written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment. • A checklist was created for the person in charge to ensure that all forms are collected at the start of term
24 February 2026
Small Wonders Montessori & Afterschool Centre, Dublin 12 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (g) The name and telephone number of one child’s registered medical practitioner was not available. (h) Records of immunisations received by one child was not detailed
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider has stated that the information missing from the two childrens files have been updated and checked. All children’s files will be double checked by staff members to ensure all information is present
12 February 2026
Balcunnin Learn'Play Preschool, Skerries · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) Three children who were in attendance in the service did not have a child record form completed
Provider's corrective action:
- (1) Record forms are filled out for those children and on file and have been emailed to inspectorate. Preventive Action (1) They will ensure that all children have record forms on file and this will be checked by the owner/manager
9 February 2026
Daughters of Charity, Goldenbridge Early Childhood Development Service, Dublin 8 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (h) There was no record of immunisations received on six of the children’s forms reviewed
Provider's corrective action:
- (h) The parents have been contacted to provide immunisation records. If their child is not immunised, I will add that information to their file. Parents complete an application to register their child with the service. The application form includes a box for office use indicating if the immunisation record has been received. I liaised with my Senior Manager, and we have agreed to amend the application to include a space asking parents to provide immunisation records when returning the completed form. We will also include a space for parents to indicate if their child is not immunised
6 January 2026
Sutton Little People, Dublin 13 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) The registered provider did not ensure the following information was recorded on two records. o On one record, the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner (g) was not included. o On the second record, record of immunisations, if any, received by the child (h); and written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency (i) were not included
Provider's corrective action:
- (1) The missing information was obtained and added to the affected children’s records . All updated records were reviewed to confirm completeness and accuracy. The enrolment and record -keeping process has been reviewed. A mandatory enrolment checklist is now used to verify that all required information is collected and recorded before a child commences care. Staff have been reminded of documentation requirements and records will be routinely audited to ensure ongoing compliance
1 December 2025
FamiliBase, Dublin 10 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (h) Five registration forms did not have the required information as outlined in (h). Three of these registration forms had no immunisation section for parents to record their child’s immunisation details. During a discussion with the person in charge, it was confirmed the service has started to introduce new records for all children, however, two of these new registration forms had no record of immunisation details recorded
Provider's corrective action:
- (h) The service has started to introduce new enrolment records and in the meantime all the children’s parents have filled the new enrolment records and brought immunisation details to the setting. New enrolment records now include immunisation records. No new children will be starting prior to all paperwork being filled by a parent of guardian
20 November 2025
Community After Schools Project (SM), Dublin 1 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) (h) Five out of the fifteen records viewed had no record of the children’s immunisation status. Which could pose a potential risk to the children in the event of an outbreak of a contagious illness in the service
Provider's corrective action:
- We have drawn up a vaccination status disclosure and public health acknowledgement form. This form has been given out to the parents. This vaccination status disclosure will also be given out alongside the enrolment form for future children enrolled at community after schools’ project creche
6 November 2025
An Cosán Early Years St. Catherine’s, Dublin 7 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (h) A record of immunisations required was not available in five of the ten records reviewed. This posed a potential risk in the event of an outbreak of a contagious illness
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action (h) Management informed the parents who haven’t provided their children’s vaccinations records that it is an enrolment requirement. All those parents provided the manager with their children’s vaccination/immunisation records. Preventive Action (1) At the beginning of children’s Early Years enrolment process, management must request to the parents to provide their children’s vaccination records and to fill out/sign off the ‘Immunisations’ section in the registration
6 November 2025
St Brigid's Montessori School, Swords · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- On review of 12 children’s registration records, 11 children’s registration records included the following, however 1 child’s registration record did not include the following: (f) details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child, together with all the information relevant to the provision of special care or attention. (g) the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner. (h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the child
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action (f)(g)(h) The parent was given the page from the registration form to complete. It was returned within a couple of days and added to the registration form. Preventive Action (f)(g) This was added to the ‘Staff Duties’ list. (h) So that this does not occur again, a second staff member has been delegated to recheck all pages of registration forms to ensure they are complete
5 November 2025
Foxrock Montessori School, Dublin 18 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- From the sample of 12 records reviewed, the following information was not available on the day of inspection
- Record of immunisations, if any received by the child, was not present for five files. As a result, It was not possible to ascertain if a risk assessment was required for children who had not been immunised
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider confirmed that: Information regarding immunisation was retained on the system however the individual files had not been updated. All files are now up to date containing the hard copy of required information. The Immunisation Policy has been updated to include children who have not been immunised, and a risk assessment has been added to this policy
22 October 2025
The Stables Montessori, Portmarnock · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- 1. No written record was available for 1 child attending the service and the following information, was not available: (a) name and date of birth of the child. (b) date on which the child first attended the service. (d) address of a parent or guardian of the child. (e) authorisation for the collection of the child. (f) details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child, together with all the information relevant to the provision of special care or attention. (g) the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner. (h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the child. (i) written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency and 2. For a sample of 12 registration forms reviewed, the records available were not complete and did not have the following details available, as follows : (b) date on which the child first attended the service was missing on 11 forms. (f) details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child, together with all the information relevant to the provision of special care or attention was missing on 1 form (g) the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner was missing on 1 form; (i) written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency was missing on 1 form. This non-compliance was found on the last inspection in September 2024 and the corrective action as not been sustained
Provider's corrective action:
- 1. The Registration form was completed and is on the premises with all details included. 2. Registration forms have been completed. Registration forms will be checked regularly and updated when required
21 October 2025
Mini Trinity Montessori, Swords · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) Four sampled forms did not have subsections (e)(f)(g)(h) &(i) completed
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action (1) The four families were emailed the Registration form to complete (only the application forms were on file). The registration form lists the sub-sections e,f,g,h,i. In the past they would only send the application form for children on the waiting list. Preventive Action (1) They will send both the application and registration forms to all families enquiring of childcare places even if they are for the waiting list too
21 October 2025
TNN Creches Ltd T/A Tír na nÓg Too @ Rainbows End, Dublin 5 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) One of the ten children’s registration records reviewed did not include written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment to be carried out on the child in the event of an emergency. This posed a potential safety risk
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action All registrations for children will not be completed until all details/permissions required have been finalised. Preventive Action The service is in the process of working with electronic application developers to move all registrations to electronic registrations via the service application and registrations cannot be sent to the service unless the regulatory fields are complete, this will remove human error
6 October 2025
Eco Kidz Sandymount, Dublin 4 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- The following information was not available on the day of inspection. (a) The date of birth was omitted from one of the records reviewed. (b) The date of first attendance was omitted from four of the records reviewed. (h) A record of immunisation was not available for one record reviewed
Provider's corrective action:
- (a) The document had been misfiled and was immediately filed correctly. The children’s files checklist was updated and the person in charge will make sure to set reminders until the files are fully up to date. (b) The information about the date of first attendance was updated on registration forms. A checklist for people in charge to use, that includes all required information, such as Start date of attendance was created. (h) The record of immunisation was updated. The checklist for people in charge to use that includes all required documentation was updated, and set reminders set for regular checks with the parents
15 September 2025
Early years service TU2015DY156, Dublin 9 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) No written record was available for 12 children attending the service containing the following information, was available: (a) name and date of birth of the child. (b) date on which the child first attended the service. (d) address of a parent or guardian of the child. (e) authorisation for the collection of the child. (f) details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child, together with all the information relevant to the provision of special care or attention. (g) the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner. (h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the child. (i) written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency and For one child, the record available was not complete and did not have the following details available : (a) name and date of birth of the child. (b) date on which the child first attended the service. (d) address of a parent or guardian of the child. (e) authorisation for the collection of the child. (f) details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child, together with all the information relevant to the provision of special care or attention. (g) the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner. (h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the child
Provider's corrective action:
- (1) All parents were contacted and asked that all completed forms to be returned immediately. The registered provider now has all the registration forms and the information has been entered into the attendance book. The registered provider will ensure that all forms are sent out to parents in August before the service opens and the registration forms must be returned to the before their child can start preschool in the September
8 September 2025
The Park Academy Childcare Thornwood, Booterstown · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (b) Two of the records reviewed did not contain details of the date on which the child first attended the service
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider stated that the start date was added to the children’s file following the inspection. A monthly audit will be carried out on children’s files to ensure all information is correct
22 July 2025
Little Tots Creche & Montessori, Dublin 12 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (b) Two of the records reviewed did not detail the date on which the child had first attended the service. (h) Two of the records did not detail a record of immunisations received by the child. The records available for four other children of immunisations received were incomplete. The corrective and preventive actions submitted following the last inspection of the service on the 29th May 2023 did not prevent the re-occurrence of the non-compliance
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered providers submitted the following response: Corrective and Preventive Action All records mentioned were returned to the parents for correction. A check list has been added to the children’s record forms for parents to help make sure all correct information is added onto their child’s form
2 July 2025
Room To Grow, Killiney · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (b) One of the records reviewed did not contain details of the date on which the child first attended the service. (f) One record did not specify if there were any details required of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child, together with all the information relevant to the provision of special care or attention. (g) One record did not detail the name and telephone number of the child’s medical practitioner. (h) One record did not detail a record of immunisations, if any, received by the child
Provider's corrective action:
- The children’s files have been updated with the required information. The registered provider has stated that all files belonging to children currently attending the service have been inspected and updated and all files for new children will be thoroughly inspected prior to the child’s start date to ensure all information is in place
28 May 2025
Monkstown Grove Montessori School, Monkstown · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- The registered provider did not ensure that a record is kept in writing of the details of adults authorised to collect children other than parents or guardians. This poses a risk to children’s safety
Provider's corrective action:
- A specific section has been added to the (digital) School Registration Form where parents are able to indicate that names contacts are authorised to collect children from school. Copies of the Emergency Contacts page of the Registration Form will be made available to parents who wish to add more authorised collection contacts during the school year
27 May 2025
Great Beginnings Montessori, Dublin 6W · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (i) There was no written parental consent for medical treatment of children in the event of an emergency. This could pose a potential risk to a child in receiving appropriate medical treatment in the event of an emergency. Staff discussed the procedure for administering medication including having prior consent before any medication can be administered. On the day of inspection, the service did not have written consent from parents to administer emergency medication. This is at variance to the services medication policy
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider has stated that the consent form has been updated to include consent for medical treatment of children in the event of an emergency
1 April 2025
Griffeen Valley Childcare, Lucan · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (b) Six of the records reviewed did not contain details of the date on which the child first attended the service
Provider's corrective action:
- The service completed the starting date for all the kids that were missing it. To do so, the service checked the starting date on three platforms: online application, attendance record book and pre-registration form to make sure there is no mistake. In future, the service will make sure that dates are mentioned straight away when the service add the name on the attendance register. A checklist was created to make sure all the information is filled in by the parents. The person in charge will go through the files once the parents bring them back and will make sure that all the information is filled. If there is some information missing, they will write the information missing on the checklist and get it corrected asap
31 March 2025
The Village Montessori, Lucan · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- 1. One of the records reviewed did not contain details of immunisations received by the child. 2. Seven of the records did not detail the date on which the child first attended the service
Provider's corrective action:
- 1. The service got a copy of the child Immunisation record. 2. The record card now has a start date and end date The service will triple check all registrations at the start of the year for immunisation records. The service have also edited the record cards to have a start and end date
17 February 2025
Pearse College Nursery, Dublin 12 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (b) Four of the records reviewed did not contain details of the date on which the child first attended the service. (g) Three of the records did not detail the name and telephone number of the child’s medical practitioner
Provider's corrective action:
- Records were checked to find the start date of each child and all registration forms have been updated fully. Many of the registration forms are filled out before the children are born and the parents may not always have all of the information. Management will ensure that registration forms are fully filled out before new children start
12 February 2025
Castle Park School, Dalkey · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) The information required that was not documented is outlined below: (c) A section was not available for recording the date when the child ceases attending. (e) Names and contact details of other persons authorised to collect the child. (f) Medical information, allergies, additional needs, and other information specific to the child. (g) The name and telephone number of the child’s medical practitioner. (h) Immunisation details. (i) Signed parental consent for medical treatment in the event of an emergency
Provider's corrective action:
- We have changed school portals this year and only had paper files on the day of inspection. Some of the required information is on the school portal. We will add a checklist of immunisation records to the online parent’s portal for parents to complete
23 January 2025
St. Clare's Pre-School Limited, Dublin 6W · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (h) One of the documents reviewed did not contain record of immunisations received by the child
Provider's corrective action:
- (h) The necessary details were acquired from the parents directly after the inspection. The Partnership with Parents policy and Settling-In Policy have been reviewed and amended to ensure that all regulatory requirements will be met before a child starts in the service. The Partnership with Parents Policy addresses the issue that was experienced through lack of support for parents with ESL. The Settling-In Policy now requires all regulatory information to be received and signed off on by the manager before a child starts in the Preschool
22 January 2025
Giant Steps, Dublin 18 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- The sample of documentation reviewed evidenced that some records were not routinely kept in writing in respect of pre-school children attending the service detailing the information outlined under Regulation 15(1) as follows: (h) (i) Records of immunisations received and written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency were not available for one of the children
Provider's corrective action:
- Form has now been completed and signed by the parent. Registrations are routinely examined on receipt. It has now been diarised to recheck all registrations before the commencement of each school academic year for omissions and signatures
5 December 2024
Happyways Greenfields, Dublin 9 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) From a sample of 11 children’s registration records reviewed, the registered provider did not ensure children’s registration records were fully completed for two of the children attending the service. Evidenced as follows: • There was no registration record on file for one child attending the service. • Written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency was not completed on one child’s registration record. This information is essential in the case that either child required emergency medical care
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action Management introduced a checklist to make it easier identify any missing files. We have reverted to using the service’s old medication record sheet so that it has all the information required. Preventive Action Staff had retraining on required governance at our monthly meeting
3 December 2024
Acorns Montessori, Rush · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1)(a) – (i) Of the 15 children’s forms required to be maintained in the service, the form for 1 child who was present in the service on the day of inspection was unavailable. Therefore, the service did not have sufficient documented details available for this child including a record of the person(s) authorised to collect the child from the service, information as to whether the child had allergies or not or written parental consent for the child to avail of medical treatment in the event of an emergency
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider stated the following corrective actions, and preventive actions have been undertaken: Corrective Action (1)(a) – (i) The registered provider obtained the child’s form from the child’s mother on the evening of the inspection. Preventive Action (1)(a) – (i) The registered provider will ensure to continue to request forms when parents haven’t sent them in , even if the parents are personal friends of the registered provider as was the case in this instance
3 December 2024
Tiny Tots-Preschool, Lusk · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1)(I) The ten records reviewed demonstrated that written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency had not been obtained from any of the parent/guardians of the children attending the service
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action (1) (l) Registered Provider has gotten written consent from the parents to administer appropriate medical treatment in the event of an emergency. Preventive Action (1) (l) This consent form is in with all the forms for new children returning/ starting
22 November 2024
Learn and Play Preschool and Afterschool CLG, Dublin 17 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- On review of the ten children’s registration records completed, seven of the ten children’s records did not include Part (1)(h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the children, this section had been left blank
Provider's corrective action:
- A register of all children with no immunisation record was established. A letter was sent out to parents/guardians along with a copy of the service Infectious Disease Policy. Preventive Action A copy of the service Infectious Disease Policy will be included in the Parent Pack given to parents prior to children attending our service. This will also include information on immunisation along with it. We will continue to maintain a register of non-immunisations
21 October 2024
AVS Montessori t/a Daisy Montessori, Dublin 15 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) From a sample of 18 children’s registration records reviewed, the registered provider did not ensure children’s registration records were fully completed for children attending as follows: (b) the date on which the child first attended the service was not completed on 18 childrens records. (e) authorisation for the collection of the child information was not completed on 5 children’s records. (f) details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child, together with all the information relevant to the provision of special care or attention was not completed on 15 childrens records. (g) the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner was not completed on 1 child’s records. (h) record of immunisations, if any, received by 5 children had not been completed and immunisations while confirmed as completed, the record of immunisation was not present for 7 children. (i) written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency, was not completed on 3 childrens records. Parental consent is required in the event of a medical emergency occurring
Provider's corrective action:
- Enrolment forms were checked and some forms where send home for completion. (a) The children’s start date has been added to the forms. (e) authorisation collection information for five children have been checked and completed. (f) details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need of the child have been checked and forms have been sent home for completion. (g) for one child, the registered medical practitioner information was completed. (h) record of immunisations will be reviewed with parents, and vaccination books have been sent by email. (i) written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency was completed by parents
17 October 2024
Naíonra Chaitlín Maude Ltd, Dublin 24 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- Three of the records reviewed did not contain details of immunisations received by the child, as required above under 15(1)(h)
Provider's corrective action:
- Records have been updated to reflect records of immunisations. Training has been implemented on all paperwork required for compliance
16 October 2024
Teacher Pats Playschool, Dublin 12 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- Four of the records reviewed did not contain details of immunisations received by the child, as required above under 15(1)(h)
Provider's corrective action:
- The registered provider submitted the following response: Corrective and Preventive Action All records have been reviewed and all parents/guardians have asked to complete relevant immunisation records. On receipt of Children’s records, the immunisation form will be completed before the child will be offered a place in the service
27 September 2024
The Marist Creche, Dublin 12 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- A sample of 12 records of preschool children maintained in the service were reviewed by the inspector to assess compliance. The documentation reviewed evidenced that the records did not detail all of the required information outlined under Regulation 15(1)(a) to (i) as detailed follows: (c) The 12 records did not contain details of the date on which a child would cease to attend the service. (f) Two of the records did not contain details of any illness, disability, allergy or special need a child may have. (i) Two of the records did not contain written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency
Provider's corrective action:
- A ceased date has been added to the service forms so this can be recorded. The records have all been reviewed and now contain all of the necessary information
18 September 2024
Eco Kidz Sportsco, Dublin 4 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) The registered provider did no ensure files that the information required under (h)-(i) were maintained for each child. Evidenced by the following: o Eight children’s records did not have their children’s registration record fully completed. Part (1)(h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the eight children had been left blank. o There was no written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment on two of the children’s registration records. Parental consent is required in the event of a medical emergency
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action The service has updated the Parental Consent form with the immunisation record part and given all parents a printed copy to sign. All Parental Consent forms are now signed and are in the children’s folder. Preventive Action Management will make sure that parents fill out all children's records and parents will not be allowed to join service until all relevant documentation has been fully completed
5 September 2024
St. Brigid's Day Nursery, Dublin 1 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) The registered provider did no ensure files that the information required under (h)-(i) were maintained for each child. Evidenced by the following: o One child who began in the service in March 2024 did not have their children’s registration record completed. Part (1)(h) record of immunisations, if any, received by the child had been left blank. o There was no written parental consent part (1)(i) for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency on any of the ten new children’s registration records. It is acknowledged the service had recently moved all new children’s registrations on to a new electronic format system and the registered provider explained to the inspection team how this had been an oversight during the process
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action (1)(h) The parent had verbally communicated to the Manager that the child had received all their immunisations however the child received them in a different country and was meant to bring the immunisations book in to preschool to record them. The parent has now completed the immunisation section of the enrolment form. (1)(i) The following morning all new parents who were in attendance completed a paper version of our Medical Consent Section. By Tuesday 10 September 2024 all Medical Consent sections were complete. Preventive Action (1)(h) Manager and Deputy Manager will sign off on enrolment forms to ensure we are not missing any information. (1)(i) The service has created an online Medical Consent section on the new electronic format system which the service will use from September 2025
18 July 2024
Young World, Dublin 14 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- 1. One of the records did not contain details of immunisations received by the child. 2. One of the records did not detail the date on which the child first attended the service
Provider's corrective action:
- All relevant information has been added to the children’s files. Moving forward two senior staff members will ensure all required information is recorded when parents return forms
25 June 2024
Early years service TU2015FL208, Portmarnock · 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”
Provider's corrective action:
- 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
13 June 2024
Mighty Oaks Pre-School, Swords · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1)(g)&(i) On review of the 12 records it was identified that the paperwork used to gather the required information did not include the information required under Regulation 15 (1)(g) ‘the name and telephone number of the child’s registered medical practitioner’ and (i) ‘written parental consent for appropriate medical treatment of the child in the event of an emergency’
Provider's corrective action:
- Corrective Action The registered provider stated that the registration form had been amended to include the missing information. Preventive Action The updated form will be in use from September and parents of existing children will be required to complete new registration form also
27 May 2024
Simbas Childcare Limited, Blackrock · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- Of the 10 records reviewed, some did not contain the required information outlined under Regulation 15(1) as follows: (b) 2 of the records reviewed did not detail the date on which the child 1st attended the service. (g) 1 of the records did not detail the name and phone number of the child’s medical practitioner. (h) 9 of the records did not detail a record of immunisations, if any, received by the children
Provider's corrective action:
- (b)(g)(h) The service currently have 2 variations of a child’s record form - one being a hard copy and the other is stored electronically. The service updated the hard copies to make sure all required information is on the hard copy record form. The service have reviewed all record forms to make sure the start date is detailed, and a monthly review of hard copy record forms will take place to ensure all information is detailed
17 May 2024
Apples Montessori School, Dublin 9 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (1) On review of the children’s records there were no written records available (a-i) in relation to four of the of the twenty-one children registered in the service. From discussion with the registered provider two of these record forms had been sent home with children’s parents to be updated with new information, one child had left the service, and one child did not have a registration record as the child was on a second week trial in the service. It is important that the registered provider ensures that a record in writing is kept in respect of each pre-school child attending the service. Corrective Action The service has received the forms in question back from the parents of the four children, that were not available on the premises on the day of the inspection. Preventive Action All children will have up to date Registration forms on the premises at all times. A record in writing for each child attending the service is kept on file and accessible at all times. Supporting documentation submitted No supporting documentation submitted. Summary Comment The registered provider through corrective and preventive action taken has addressed the non-compliance identified under Regulation 15
15 January 2024
Neverland Pre School, Dublin 18 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (h) There was no evidence to demonstrate parents provided a record of the immunisations their child had received
Provider's corrective action:
- All parents were requested to send in their children’s immunisation records and a copy of these is now in the children’s files. Upon registration in the setting parents will be required to provide immunisation records in the future
7 December 2023
Blackrock Community Playgroup, Blackrock · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- One of the records reviewed did not detail a record of immunisations received by the child as required under Regulation 15(1)(h)
Provider's corrective action:
- The required documentation is now in place
9 October 2023
Precious Children Daycare, Dublin 12 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- One record reviewed did not contain a record of immunisations received by the child as required under Regulation 15(1) point (h)
Provider's corrective action:
- The service have the immunisation information from the concerned parent and have updated the child record form. This issue was addressed in the staff meeting and all the staff agreed that a double check of all the child record forms will occur
16 March 2023
Naionra Seomra Mary, Dublin 18 · Regulation 15 — Record of pre-school child
- (i) The registration forms for children had no written parental consent for the medical treatment of a child in the event of an emergency
Provider's corrective action:
- Parents of children currently attending the service were issued with documentation to amend children’s registration forms to include consent for medical treatment in the event of an emergency. Registration forms have been updated to include parental consent for the medical treatment of a child in the event of an emergency