Regulation 27 in Wicklow
Supervision: 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.
26 June 2025
Cocoon Childcare- Blessington, Blessington · Regulation 27 — Supervision
- At 11.05am while observing a nappy change by a member of staff, a child wandered into the sanitary area, from Pre-school 2 room and a threw a toy down one of the toilets. No adult from the room observed where the child was or came to bring him back to the room. At 12 midday, while lunch was being served, there were three adults present in Pre-school 2 room, the adults present failed to intervene and stop the same child from knocking over two children’s cups of milk, while they were trying to eat their lunches. The child involved was not having lunch that day
Provider's corrective action:
- All staff have been retrained on our supervision policy. All staff are knowledgeable of the child’s individual support plan in place and know how to implement it to best support transitions and mealtimes in the preschool room
17 June 2025
Little Harvard Child Care Ltd, Wicklow · Regulation 27 — Supervision
- At 10.50 am in the sanitary area between Toddler 1 and Pre-school 1 there were three children present from Toddler 1 room with a staff member and two children from the Pre-school 1. 1. The supervision of the three children by one staff member from Toddler 1 room was inadequate. While the staff member was changing a child’s nappy, another child went into the Pre-school 1 room unnoticed by the staff member. The child was sent back to the sanitary area by an adult from the Pre-school 1 room. 2. The two children from the Pre-school room 1 were not supervised by any staff member from their room, while in the sanitary area
Provider's corrective action:
- 1.and 2. One to one supervision training for all staff took place on 18/6/2025 with particular emphasis placed on the supervision of children during nappy changing times. Local Management will closely monitor the supervision of children and any variations from our policies will be immediately brought to the attention to the staff member concerned. Our policy on supervision of children will feature frequently during the course of our staff meetings
11 April 2025
LMNO Childcare Ltd, Bray · Regulation 27 — Supervision
- During the morning snack time, despite there being three adults present with the children having their food, the adults failed to intervene and stop a child from repeatedly wandering around the table trying to eat the other children’s snack
Provider's corrective action:
- Children are not permitted to take each other’s snacks or wander around while eating, with the exception of this child as per his care plan. The child no longer attends the service as of 28/06/2025. The children are not permitted to wander around during snack times or take each other’s snack