Regulation 16 in Kerry
Record in Relation to Pre-School Service: 18 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.
23 April 2026
Cahereen Heights Childcare, Castleisland · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (k) Accident and incident forms were not available for two incidents that occurred in the service. As a result, it was not possible to confirm whether the incidents had been managed appropriately and parents notified. Not completing the relevant accident and incident forms when required poses a risk to children’s safety
Provider's corrective action:
- (k) two incident forms were completed retrospectively, signed by the parents of each child, and submitted to the inspectorate for review. These contained the required information. The policy and process for managing accidents and incidents was discussed at a team meeting, and all staff were made aware that these must be completed and signed by parents in each instance where they are required going forward
11 March 2026
Bluebells Preschool & Afterschool, Killarney · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (i) The details of staff rosters on a daily basis were not recorded. The last recorded attendance record for the staff was 27.2.’26
Provider's corrective action:
- The staff roster has been updated and is completed daily. A reminder notice for the staff to sign in and out each day has been placed on the cover of the roll book
11 December 2025
Fossa Community Pre-school, Killarney · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (i) There was no attendance record maintained for 3 of the 5 adults working in the service for week beginning 8.12.’25
Provider's corrective action:
- (i) The staff will check in and check out each day going forward on the attendance record
8 October 2025
Brookview Childcare, Tralee · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (1) (i) 1. The staff rosters maintained did not meet the requirement of the regulation. • There were two adults that were not recorded on the staff roster, one adult present in the Senior pre- school room and the designated person in charge
Provider's corrective action:
- Both staff members have now been added to the roster and attendance records were updated accordingly. There is a daily roster review introduced to ensure that all staff are recorded. The site lead is to confirm accuracy of the roster at the start and at the end of each day
29 September 2025
Naionra Aine, Tralee · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (i) 1. The staff rosters maintained did not meet the requirement of the regulation. • There was 1 staff present in room 2 that was not recorded on the staff roster. • The staff rosters maintained did not record the times and cover for meal breaks
Provider's corrective action:
- The omission from the staff roster was immediately rectified by adding the missing staff member details to the roster. The registered provider will formally check the roster 24 hours before the week begins to confirm that all staff are correctly documented. All staff breaks will be recorded daily, and each staff member will be responsible for their break time recordings. To ensure clarity and compliance for the daily staff attendance records procedure all staff are responsible for maintaining accurate break times. The manager will conduct a daily audit to verify that all attending staff are signed off and recorded for their breaks. Any omissions will be brought to the staff members attention for immediate correction. The corrective responsibility is that of the registered provider
9 September 2025
An Naionra/Preschool, Listowel · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (h) The children’s varied departure times were not recoded on the day of the inspection until all the children had left the service. Not accurately recording the departure times for children poses a safety risk to children in the event of a fire evacuation
Provider's corrective action:
- (1) (h) The service had a staff meeting and discussed the consequences of not recording the children’s exact home time. Everybody has taken responsibility to ensure that one staff member has the attendance books morning and evening
20 August 2025
Childsplay Creche Limited, Ardfert · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (1) The staff rosters maintained did not record the times and cover for meal breaks
Provider's corrective action:
- To correct this, a new sign in roster for staff is in place. The staff complete their start time, meal break times and finish times. All staff have been shown the new sign in roster
12 May 2025
Coolick Pre-School, Killarney · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (a) There was no Curriculum Vitae on file for one person working with the children. (h) On the inspector’s arrival to the service the attendance record, both the arrival and the departure times for each of the 17 children was filled in. The arrival time was recorded for between 08:50 and 09:00 am and the departure time for 11:50 am. The inspector observed that 3 children left the service at 11:50 am. Not accurately recording the arrival and departure times for children poses a safety risk to children in the event of a fire evacuation. (i) The last recorded staff roster was 14.03.’25. Without a complete record of staff attendance, it was not possible to determine if the adult child ratios were maintained
Provider's corrective action:
- (a) A Curriculum Vitae is now on file. A staff file checklist from the Tusla inspection tool is now in use in the per-school. (h) The staff have been advised to accurately record the arrival and departure times for each child. It has been explained to each staff member the importance of only signing out a child when they actually leave. The room Leader will check the role book to ensure the children are signed in and out correctly. (i) All the staff are signing in and out of the service on the roll book each day. The room Leader will check this weekly
2 April 2025
Sneem Community Preschool & Créche, Sneem · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (a)There were no Curriculum vitae on file for 1 adult and there was only a partial Curriculum Vitae on file for another adult in the service
Provider's corrective action:
- In the corrective and preventative response (CAPA) received from the person in charge the following was stated: Corrective and Preventive Action
- (a)The required Curriculum Vitae for the two staff members were received and deemed satisfactory
17 February 2025
Greta's Childcare, Tralee · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- 1. Children’s attendance records from September 2024 to 07/02/2025 were not available on day of inspection. Not keeping a record of children’s attendance poses a safety risk in the service. 2. Staff attendance records from 06/01/2025 to 29/01/2025 were not available to inspection. It was unable to ensure staff ratios were being maintained without a record of staff attendance
Provider's corrective action:
- 1. The registered provider purchased a new attendance record book and submitted completed children’s previous attendance records. Staff will ensure children will be recorded on arrival and on departure in the service. 2. Staff attendance records are being maintained in a new record book. Weekly staff rotas will be printed out going forward
7 November 2024
Sliabh Luachra Montessori, Rathmore · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (i) (1) On the day of inspection, the staff roster did not reflect the staff on duty; one staff member present in the Dancing Daisies care room was not recorded on the staff roster. In conversation, the registered provider was unaware that the staff member’s details were not included on the roster
Provider's corrective action:
- The following statement was received from the registered provider: Corrective and Preventive Action 1. A staff roster has now been put in place in the service. All staff will be listed on the roster in the future
14 October 2024
Cumann Iosaef Community Preschool & Afterschool, Tralee · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (1) The following records were not maintained in writing: - (h) The children’s arrival times to the service in respect of the children present in the pre-school room. The inspector observed that 11 were present in the room at 10:30 am for which the arrival time for each child was not recorded and at 1:50 pm there were 6 children present, for which the arrival time for 3 children was not recorded. This posed a risk to the safety of the children in the event of a fire evacuation as the staff had not recorded the children present. On both occasions this was brought to the attention of the staff member who immediately completed the record. (i) The inspector observed that 2 staff members working in the creche at 2pm were not recorded in the staff roster
Provider's corrective action:
- (h) The service compiled a policy and procedure for recording children’s daily attendance, all the staff have read and signed on the said policy. The person in charge will call into each room to check the attendance books. (i) The service has compiled a policy and procedure for recording the staff roster, including the arrival and departure times and the cover for breaks. The staff have read and signed on the said policy and the person in charge will call into each room to check the records
27 September 2024
Naionra Gaelscoil Aogain Teoranta, Castleisland · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (j) Two of the four medication administration records had no witness signature. One of the four records had no child’s name or type of medication administered recorded. Medication records not completed correctly may hinder the care and safety of children in the event of incorrect medication , incorrect dosage being administered or administering medication to the incorrect child. (k) Four of the 10 accident and incident records had no date of births recorded. Accident and incident records not completed correctly impacted on determining the age of the children and may hinder the appropriate first aid treatment required especially in the event of a child requiring medical treatment from a medical practitioner
Provider's corrective action:
- (j) The registered provider has stated that all medication administration forms have been completed correctly and has committed that a review of the policy has been undertaken with all staff. (k) The registered provider has stated in the corrective and preventive action form that the date of birth has been included on all accident and incident records
17 April 2024
Listowel Pre-school Playgroup, Listowel · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (h) 1. The children’s daily attendance was not recorded in respect of two of the four children present on the day of the inspection. 2. The children’s arrival and departure times were not recorded on a daily basis. (i) Details of staff rosters on a daily basis, the start and finish time for each staff member was not recorded. The most recent staff roster on file was for week 26.2.’24
Provider's corrective action:
- (h) 1. The two children’s attendance on the day of the inspection have now been recorded. All children’s attendance records are double checked by both staff members daily. 2. The children’s arrival and departure time is now recorded on a new format daily. (i) The staff rosters are now recorded including the arrival and departure time. The staff are aware to include the arrival and departure time
27 March 2024
Stepping Stones Childcare & Pre-School, Tralee · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (i) The inspector noted, at the opening meeting with the person in charge, that there were no staff names on the staff roster to cover during breaks, posing a risk that there was potentially not sufficient staff to cover. In conversation with the person in charge it was stated that breaks were organised with staff on a daily basis and may need to be cut short due to staff absence
Provider's corrective action:
- (i) The staff roster will reflect the names of staff covering all breaks
13 March 2024
Scamps & Scholars Childcare, Killorglin · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (k) The inspector observed that two accident/incident forms, from a sample of twenty-six accident/incident reports reviewed from all care rooms, had not been signed by parents/guardians. This potentially poses a risk that the parents/guardians were unaware of any accident or incident having taken place, and subsequently the first aid and care response provided
Provider's corrective action:
- (k) Both accident/incident forms have been signed. A staff member has been assigned to ensure all forms are signed
12 March 2024
Little Rascals Childcare Facility, Tralee · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (k) A record was unavailable in relation to an incident which occurred the day prior to the inspection. Reference to the incident was noted on the attendance book and the registered provider subsequently confirmed that a child had sustained a minor injury. However, no corresponding accident and incident form had been completed. Not ensuring appropriate records are maintained and given to parents/guardians may hinder the continuity of care given to a child when they leave the service
Provider's corrective action:
- (1) (k) The accident and incident form in question has been completed. The accident and incident policy has been discussed at a staff meeting and a copy of the accident and incident policy issued to all staff, implementation of this will be monitored by the registered provider. All parents will be requested to sign the completed forms each evening at collection time
15 March 2023
Valentia Island Resource and Childcare Centre, Valentia Island · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- Although staff rosters were maintained on a daily basis, they did not record the staff meal breaks
Provider's corrective action:
- and Supporting Documentation Submitted. The manager stated that going forward all meal breaks will be documented on the staff roster. A sample staff roster was submitted to evidence that this information was recorded. Summary Comment The requirements of the non-compliant section of this Regulation have been met