Chubby Cheeks Kinderopvang

Strengths

• Good pedagogical practice with sensitive-responsive behavior from staff
• Sufficient staff at the new location, allowing time for preparation and policy review
• All staff members hold a valid first aid certificate
• Clear mentorship and working method for the developmental monitoring system
• Immediate action taken by the owner following findings

Shortcomings

• Policy management and the policy cycle are vulnerable; not all policy documents are updated in a timely manner
• Measures in work instructions do not always align with the safety and health policy
• The owner was not aware of the updated safe sleeping protocol from Veiligheid.nl
• The difference in tasks between level 1-2 and level 3-4 interns should be more clearly stated in policy
• The overview of deployed staff and attendance lists must correspond with actual practice

Violations

• The pedagogical policy plan lacked a description of the policy on caring for children of employees (Art. 1.50(2)(f) Childcare Act; Art. 3(2)(a) Childcare Quality Decree) — resolved following recovery offer

Summary

Chubby Cheeks Kinderopvang on Admiraal De Ruijterweg in Amsterdam is a daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) with 20 places, inspected on 13 March 2026. The location opened on 30 December 2025 and has been caring for children since March 2026. The inspection shows a predominantly positive picture with good pedagogical practice and sufficient staff, but vulnerabilities in policy management were identified. A violation regarding the absence of a policy for caring for children of employees was resolved through a recovery offer. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) advises against imposing enforcement measures.