The Health Service Executive (HSE) yesterday said it had no difficulty with the decision to reopen a Dublin creche which was under investigation following the near-drowning of a toddler last month.
Miss Carr's Children's Home in Ranelagh reopened on Monday, almost three weeks after 20-month-old Seán Ross McGowan was found floating in a pond in Ranelagh Park while on an outing from the home.
The toddler was recently discharged from Our Lady's Hospital for Sick Children in Crumlin but a spokeswoman said she could make no comment on his condition.
A HSE spokeswoman said the executive had been in contact with the home and was aware that it had planned to reopen on Monday. "We didn't have any difficulty with that," the spokeswoman said.
The executive is conducting an investigation into the incident while the creche has commissioned an independent review from childcare consultant Suzanne Phelan, a former childcare manager with the HSE.
A statement from Miss Carr's Children's Home said it had reopened on the advice of Ms Phelan.
"The home has been advised that we should reopen our nursery in order to facilitate the parents and children who need to avail of our service. We continue to offer support and counselling to all those affected by this incident and will continue to do so," chief executive Christina Hughes said.
She said there would be no outings from the nursery until its board of management had considered the reports from the various investigations.
Ms Phelan's report is expected to be completed within days.