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Tools that earn their place.
Practical things for the people who run Irish early years services - built the same way we build the software, and free whether or not you ever become a customer.
Interactive tool
The Inspection-Ready Self-Check
Tell it how your service runs and it asks you only the checks that apply. Work down the sections and leave with a plan ordered by what an inspection actually turns on, not by the order you happened to find things.
- 145 checks across 16 areas, narrowed to your service
- Weighted by severity, so critical gaps are never buried
- Progress saved as you go, and a printable action plan
What it asks about
Sixteen areas, and you are only shown the ones your service actually has. A sessional service with no sleep room is never asked to evidence sleep checks.
- Registration, governance and insurance10
- The team: vetting, qualifications and training12
- Safeguarding and child protection11
- Ratios, attendance and supervision10
- Children's records and consents10
- Written policies, and whether anyone uses them12
- Medication, allergies and health needs9
- Accidents, incidents and notifications7
- Premises, fire safety and risk12
- Food, hygiene and nappy changing12
- Sleep and rest7
- Space, resources and outdoor play8
- Curriculum in practice7
- School-age specifics6
- Transport and outings6
- The first thirty minutes6
Every check is written in plain language rather than quoting regulation numbers, so you can answer from what you know about your own service. Start the self-check.
More on the way
This is the first of these, and we would rather ship one tool that does real work than a shelf of PDFs nobody opens. Ratio worked examples and a funding calendar are next. If there is something you would genuinely use, the fastest way to get it built is to tell us on a demo call.
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