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About this care
Atelier Verda is our small-scale after-school care centre in Haarlem, located at Jan Luykenstraat 116. We provide care for up to ten children aged 4 to 12 in one base group. A distinctive feature of our location is that we draw inspiration from anthroposophy. Our pedagogical policy aims to offer children a safe and healthy environment in which they feel emotionally secure and are playfully challenged in their development. We work with a permanent team of pedagogical staff who update the policy annually and discuss it with the team. Every two weeks, policy implementation is on the agenda of our team meetings. Parents are invited at least once a year for an evaluation conversation about their child’s development. Our centre is open 50 weeks per year, from 08:00 to 18:00 on school days and holidays. We are closed for the middle two weeks of the summer holiday. We offer one type of contract covering care on school days and holidays; study days can be booked as additional care. For children from VS De Kennemerland, we apply an adjusted rate on Wednesdays due to the earlier school dismissal at 13:00. Our parent committee, consisting of two active parents, advises us on policy and quality. Each year we discuss the inspection report with the parent committee. Atelier Verda is part of Atelierkinderen, which is part of Caleidos.Read more
GGD Inspection
Improvements needed
Inspection date: April 23, 2026
Strengths
- Concrete pedagogical policy with clear description of working methods, group composition, and staffing
- Pedagogical practice safeguards emotional security and promotes children's development
- Stable team with sufficient allowance for absences due to illness or leave
- Sufficient qualified staff deployed in accordance with regulations
- Care provided in a fixed base group with mentorship for each child
- Good provision of information to parents about inspection reports via website, email, and available on location
- Location manager provided full cooperation with the investigation
Shortcomings
- Decoupling of one person from the childcare personnel register still needs to be completed
Summary
The Municipal Health Service (GGD) Kennemerland conducted an unannounced annual inspection on 23 April 2026 at after-school care (BSO) Atelier Verda in Haarlem. The location provides care for a maximum of 10 children aged 4 to 12 years, inspired by anthroposophy. All assessed quality requirements are met. The pedagogical policy is described in concrete terms, the pedagogical practice provides sufficient emotional security, there are sufficient qualified staff members, and care takes place in a fixed base group with mentorship. Parents are well informed and the inspection report is accessible via the website. One person still needs to be decoupled from the personnel register; the holder is aware of this and it will be completed in the short term. No violations were identified during this inspection. The advice to the municipality is: no enforcement.
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