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About this care
Welcome to AKROS preschool Kinkerbuurt! We provide toddler care for children aged 2 to 4 years in the heart of Amsterdam West, De Baarsjes. Our location at Borgerstraat 109 is officially registered as a daycare center with a capacity of up to 16 children. Since January 1, 2022, we have been registered in the National Childcare Register under number 117462767. As a preschool, we work intensively with Kindcentrum de Kinkerbuurt to provide a continuous pedagogical line from toddler care to primary education. Our focus is on the development of young children in a safe and familiar environment, where we work on social, emotional and cognitive skills through play. We offer both full and half-day care options.Read more
GGD Inspection
Improvements needed
Inspection date: March 25, 2026
Strengths
- Warm, safe environment with consistent routines and structure for children
- Good collaboration with Kinkerbuurt primary school and warm handover process
- Active parent involvement with open play sessions and parent-child activities
- Staff work sensitively and responsively with attention to children's emotional needs
- Good encouragement of children's independence and social skills
- Sufficient qualified staff with appropriate early childhood education (VVE) certificates
Shortcomings
- More clarity and support needed from the organisation for staff
- Pedagogical coach must be available more frequently than once every two weeks due to care needs in the group
- Organisational unrest caused by merger into GMK needs to be resolved
Summary
AKROS voorschool Kinkerbuurt is an early childhood education location for 16 children aged 2 to 4 years in Amsterdam-West, operated by Stichting AKROS Kinderopvang. The annual inspection of 25 March 2026 shows that the location meets all statutory quality requirements. The pedagogical practice is strong: staff create a warm, safe environment with consistent routines and structure. There is good collaboration with the primary school and parents are actively involved. However, staff experience high work pressure due to organisational unrest following a merger into Groep Maatschappelijke Kinderopvang (GMK). The pedagogical coach is insufficiently available for the care needs in the group. A new manager started shortly after the inspection.
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