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About this care
Welcome to SKSG Bruintje Beer, a warm and colourful daycare centre located at Bankastraat 72 in Groningen’s Indische Buurt. We provide care for up to 40 children aged 0–4 in a small-scale, familiar setting where every child quickly feels at home. Hidden behind Bedumerweg, our centre is surrounded by a large, adventurous garden with grass, swings, a sandbox and a slide. Here, children play and explore every day under the guidance of caring, familiar pedagogical staff.
Our daily rhythm offers structure and predictability. The day starts with fruit or a cracker and herbal tea, followed by developmental activities and free play. At 11:30 we share a bread meal with milk, after which most children rest or nap. In the afternoon a healthy snack is served, followed by more play and learning. For babies up to about one year we follow the home routine as closely as possible, and mothers are always welcome to breastfeed on site.
Babies are cared for by specialised infant staff. We work with horizontal groups: Koalas (0–2 yrs, max 10), Raccoons (2–4 yrs, max 16) and Pandas (1–4 yrs, max 14). Each group has three regular staff members who work most of the week together, ensuring your child sees familiar faces and builds secure attachments.
We use the VVE programme Piramide, an evidence-based early-years curriculum. Through themed activities we stimulate language, numeracy, motor skills and social development. Themes are linked to children’s everyday experiences and aligned with local schools such as OBS Het Karrepad and St. Franciscus. Toddlers from age 2 can attend 16 hours of pre-school playgroup per week during 40 school weeks.
Parents experience an open, personal atmosphere. Thanks to our open-door policy we know almost every parent personally, and you can drop by any time for a chat or advice. Every child has an assigned mentor who tracks development and conducts parent meetings. Once a year you can request a free consultation with our pedagogical team.
In short, SKSG Bruintje Beer offers a safe, healthy and active environment where children develop into confident, curious and social individuals through play.Read more
GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: March 11, 2026
Strengths
- Sufficiently qualified staff with valid Certificate of Conduct (VOG)
- Correct staff-to-child ratio
- Good parent information and publication of inspection reports
- Pedagogical policy staff member for early childhood education (VVE) is deployed adequately
- Location has extensive outdoor space
Shortcomings
- The play and learning environment needs to be arranged with richer language stimulation and clearer themes
- Planning of early childhood education (VVE) activities needs to be worked out more concretely and recognisably
- Ensure VVE certification for all staff members
- Guarantee a fixed faces structure for children from 1 year old
- Adhere more strictly to hand hygiene protocols
- Restore technical facilities for hygiene
- Fully implement safe sleeping protocol
Violations
- Pedagogical policy is not being implemented as prescribed: the Panda group is not arranged with rich language stimulation, the Pyramid method is not recognisable in the arrangement and planning, the bookcase is empty, the theme is not visible (Art. 1.49(1) and (2), 1.50(1) and (2) Childcare Act; Art. 3(1) Quality of Childcare Decree)
- Early childhood education (VVE): staff member without VVE certification deployed in a group where VVE is offered (Art. 1.50b and 1.60c(1) Childcare Act; Art. 4(2) and (3) Basic Conditions Quality of Early Childhood Education Decree)
- Stability of care: more than three fixed staff members assigned to a child of 1 year or older (Art. 1.50(1) and (2) and 1.60c(2) Childcare Act; Art. 9(5), 9a, 9b and 19a Quality of Childcare Decree)
- Safety and health: hands not washed after every nappy change, no separation maintained between food preparation and nappy changing, pram used as sleeping place in violation of safety protocol (Art. 1.49(1) and 1.50(1) and (2) Childcare Act; Art. 4(1) Quality of Childcare Decree)
Summary
The annual inspection on 11 March 2026 at daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) SKSG Bruintje Beer in Groningen presents a mixed picture. The location meets the requirements for the pedagogical policy staff member, staff qualifications, staff-to-child ratio, and parent information. However, three violations were identified: the pedagogical policy is not being implemented as prescribed (rich language play and learning environment is lacking, Pyramid programme not recognisable), a staff member without VVE certification was deployed, children from 1 year old have more than three fixed staff members, and the safety and health policy is not being adhered to (hand hygiene, cross-contamination, pram used as sleeping place). A recovery offer was made for the location guide (incorrect VVE programme) which has been successfully completed. The provider has announced improvement measures on all points. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) advises enforcement.
Reviews
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Excellent daycare for every kid. Professional attitude, kind and understanding.
Positive experience so far. Our son attends Bruintje Beer since Oct 2019. We appreciate the flexibility - it's really easy to cancel the attendance an...
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