Childcare staff not properly vetted

Catherine Shanahan

One of the centres, run by the Southern Health Board and located in the Cork area, was criticised in a Social Services Inspectorate (SSI) report because “garda clearances and references had not been obtained prior to the commencement of employment of some of the staff team”.

A second centre in Dublin North Central, run by the Northern Area Health Board, was warned a number of areas needed to be addressed, including “ensuring staff are properly vetted with three references”. The same centre was told it needed to improve the standard of supervision and undertake an audit of staff training needs.