Buutplaats

Strengths

• Pedagogical policy and pre-school education are well organized, including implementation of the VVE programme Piramide
• Professional staff development through coaching and training
• Good collaboration with basisschool de Buutplaats for child transitions
• Active parent involvement through newsletters, outings and daily handovers
• Safety and health policy is adequate, including protocols for missing children and heat
• Staff meet all qualification requirements and staff-child ratios are correct

Violations

• The location does not have a fixed, permanently available outdoor play area adjacent to the childcare center (Article 1.50(1) and (2) of the Childcare Act; Article 10(3) of the Childcare Quality Decree). The outdoor play area is only available at fixed times under a municipal tolerance decision (gedoogbesluit).

Summary

Peutercentrum Buutplaats in Den Haag, part of Laurentius Kinderopvang, was inspected by GGD Haaglanden on 9 July 2026. The location provides care for a maximum of 30 toddlers aged 2.5–4 years and works with the VVE programme Piramide. The report presents a predominantly positive picture: the pedagogical climate, staff and groups, and safety and health all meet the requirements. One violation was identified: the location does not have a fixed, permanently available outdoor play area. The toddlers use the schoolyard of the adjacent primary school at fixed times. The municipality of Den Haag is aware of this and has issued a tolerance decision (gedoogbesluit). The GGD advises the municipality not to enforce, as the operator complies with the conditions in the tolerance decision.