De Dartel

Strengths

• Staff communicate sensitively and responsively with children, contributing to emotional safety
• Mutual interaction during activities stimulates language development and personal competencies
• Personnel hold the correct qualifications, Certificate of Conduct (VOG) checks, and registration in the persons register
• Staff-to-child ratios meet legal requirements
• Safety and health policy is adequately implemented, including protocols for safe sleeping, missing children, and child abuse

Summary

Daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) De Dartel in Leiderdorp was inspected unannounced on 18 February 2026 by GGD Hollands Midden. The location provides care for a maximum of 32 children aged 0 to 4 years, divided across a vertical group and a toddler group. The annual inspection showed that the location meets all assessed quality requirements in the domains of pedagogical climate, personnel and groups, and safety and health. No shortcomings, areas for improvement, or violations were identified. The staff acted sensitively and responsively, personnel qualifications and ratios were in order, and the safety policy was adequately implemented. The holder has agreed to the content of the report. The previous annual inspection in April 2025 also identified no shortcomings.