Funding sought to address failures at €1m creche

Funding has been sought to address failures at a €1m creche in Mallow which has already landed County Cork VEC into difficulty.

The Kiddieland creche in Mallow was found to be in breach of five regulations when Health Service Executive inspectors visited in February.

It was short-staffed; its agency workers had not been Garda vetted; and it lacked a secure outdoor play area that had been a condition of its planning permission.