Regulation 16 in Wexford
Record in Relation to Pre-School Service: 2 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.
10 December 2025
Bumbles Bees Creche, Whiterock Hill · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (k) Seven of the ten accident and incident records reviewed did not contain confirmation that a parent/guardian had been informed
Provider's corrective action:
- Management has reviewed all current records to ensure they are now issued to parents for signature. Management now check daily that forms have been issued to parents for signature before close of business. Staff have been briefed on the updated procedure. The updated policy has been circulated to all staff and is now embedded in practice
19 November 2025
Little Acorns Montessori, Ferns · Regulation 16 — Record in relation to pre-school service
- (j) There was no administration of medication record form available for use by staff members should a child require medication to be administered while in attendance. (k) The method of recording accidents and incidents in the service did not provide sufficient information to parents/guardians, staff, management or the Early Years Inspectorate. Of the three records reviewed none recorded unique identifiers such children’s surname or date of birth. There was no reference to who was present when the incident occurred or numbers of children in attendance
Provider's corrective action:
- (j) There is now an administration of medicines record book in place. The medicine book has been discussed with staff and will be used if a child needs medication during school hours. All staff know where this book is and how to correctly fill it out. (k) The records of incidents have now been updated to include all relevant information. All staff have been informed of how to correctly fill this out and the forms are left in an accessible area