BSO De Vlinderletter

Strengths

• Warm, home-like and enthusiastic atmosphere in the groups
• Good wellbeing of children
• Staff are positively engaged in activities
• Sufficient indoor play space (160 m²) and outdoor play space
• All staff have already received pedagogical coaching in 2026
• Proactive and engaged attitude of the holder regarding recovery

Violations

• Maximum group size: group size in policy (17) did not match actual number of children (19); policy had not been adjusted to reflect use of the hallway as group space
• Calculation of coaching hours for pedagogical policy staff member 2026: inconsistent figures across different documents (130/140/149/153 hours)
• Complaints procedure: missing required elements such as progress updates, written reasoned decision, and concrete timeframe for measures

Summary

BSO De Vlinderletter in Almere was inspected by GGD Flevoland on 12 May 2026. The location is compliant with all assessed requirements following a recovery offer. There is a warm, enthusiastic atmosphere and the children's wellbeing is good. Three violations were identified for which a recovery offer was made: the group size in the pedagogical policy was incorrect (19 children present while the policy stated 17), the calculation of coaching hours for the pedagogical policy staff member for 2026 was inconsistent across documents, and the complaints procedure did not meet legal requirements. The holder has proactively resolved all shortcomings. The advice to the municipality is: no enforcement action.