Regulation 27 in Sligo
Supervision: 4 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.
21 January 2026
Sandcastles Childcare Centre, Enniscrone · Regulation 27 — Supervision
- On the afternoon of the inspection, no adult remained in the room supervising while children from the ‘little smarties’ and ‘tweenies room’ slept on floor beds
Provider's corrective action:
- Following inspection all children sleeping on stackable beds over 24months will now be fully supervised in the care rooms by the staff members
15 January 2026
Happy Days Creche, Sligo · Regulation 27 — Supervision
- Contrary to the service sleep policy the physical sleep checks in the baby room were not completed every ten minutes, this poses a risk of sudden infant death syndrome where sleeping children are not physically checked to ensure they are positioned correctly, sleeping on their back and in an ambient temperature
Provider's corrective action:
- In a written response the registered provider stated: Staff members have been spoken with to ensure they carry out sleep checks. Ongoing review to ensure staff members comply
20 June 2025
Little People's Playworld Creche, Sligo · Regulation 27 — Supervision
- The service did not ensure that the preschool children attending the service were supervised at all times as follows: • At approximately 13:26, all children were bought into the panda’s vs stich room to have a snack. 15 children in the room were being supervised by four staff members, when the inspector observed one boy leaving the room unnoticed. The child remained in an adjacent room until 13:29 when the inspector checked on them. A staff member entered the room at 13:30 and brought the child back into the main care room and closed the door
Provider's corrective action:
- In a written response the registered provider stated: • A discussion with staff took place and staff were reminded to ensure extra supervision as children are transitioning between rooms. Staff were reminded to close doors and observe in a case a child exits the room
11 April 2025
Early years service TU2015SO002, Carraroe · Regulation 27 — Supervision
- The service did not ensure that the children were supervised at all times as observed on the day as follows: In preschool one at approx. 12.06hrs a unplanned trip to the outdoor area for an easter egg hunt resulted in the three adults bringing 16 children to the outdoor area. The inspector had observed one child not lining up to go outdoors and observed the child making their way to the bathroom that was adjacent to the preschool room. This appeared not to be observed by the three adults. The 16 children and three adults left the room at 12:07hrs. The inspector remained in the care room. The child remained in the bathroom area. At approx. 12:09hrs the adults and children returned to the care room and began an activity. At 12:12hrs one of the adults completed a visual check in the room. The adult then checked the bathrooms and located the child
Provider's corrective action:
- In a written response the registered provider stated: All staff have been reminded to carry out a head count of all children before any trip to the outdoor play area and on return to the Pre-school Room. Staff are advised that they must check all bathrooms before leaving the room. The Room Leader will carry out a sweep of the room and bathrooms before allowing any children and other staff to proceed to the outdoor play area. In Future the Outdoor check list, which is in place, with all the children’s names on it will be used for all planned and unplanned trips to the outdoor play area