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About this care
BSO Dolfijn is located within OBS De Dolfijn primary school at Gijsbrecht van Aemstelstraat 118 in Haarlem-Noord. We provide after-school care for children aged 4 to 12 in a familiar and safe environment. Our location uses the school building and spacious outdoor area, allowing children to play, move and relax immediately after school.
At BSO Dolfijn, play and movement are central. We organize activities that match each child's interests and development. Our pedagogical staff create a warm atmosphere where children build friendships and learn to play together. We make extensive use of outdoor spaces: the school playground, sports fields and nearby parks are our play areas. We regularly take trips to forests, dunes and beaches with our BSO buses. During holidays we organize fun outings.
We believe it's important for children to develop socially. That's why we don't have game computers, but instead encourage creative play, sports activities and cooperation. We offer homework support and provide a cozy and safe place after school.
BSO Dolfijn works closely with OBS De Dolfijn. The school's small scale and positive atmosphere align perfectly with our vision of childcare. We serve children attending OBS De Dolfijn and provide before- and after-school care, including during holidays and study days.Read more
GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: May 19, 2026
Strengths
- Pedagogical practice is adequately safeguarded
- Sufficient qualified staff deployed
- Stable care in fixed base groups
- Stable and experienced team with few temporary replacements
- Constructive cooperation from the license holder and cluster manager during the inspection
Shortcomings
- More careful handling of change requests (correct forms, check permits, timely advice from parent committee)
- Structurally safeguard the VOG linkage process
- Sustainable safeguarding of mentorship (children know who their mentor is)
- More attention to participation and advisory rights of the parent committee
- Evaluate the choice of vertical groups and placement of base group moments with the team and parent committee
Violations
- Safety and health policy: insufficient hygiene, indoor climate, missing taps at toilets, insufficiently described risks for shared spaces (resolved after recovery offer)
- Accommodation: not all spaces appropriately furnished, unclear agreements on space usage, too little suitable furniture for older children (resolved after recovery offer)
- Parent committee: insufficiently involved in changes, not asked for advice in time regarding expansion (resolved after recovery offer)
- Pedagogical policy on mentorship: children do not know who their mentor is (sustainable recovery offer given, not yet fully secured)
- Change not correctly reported to municipality (forms not properly completed, permit for fire-safe use not checked, parent committee not asked for advice)
- Previous violations regarding VOG linkage and persons register (lifted, but recurring point of attention)
Summary
Municipal Health Service (GGD) Kennemerland inspected after-school care (BSO) De Dolfijn in Haarlem on 19 May 2026, an after-school care facility for children aged 4 to 12 operated by organisation Midas. The annual inspection was combined with an expansion request (from 40 to 50 places) and a follow-up investigation into VOG violations. The location meets most quality requirements, including pedagogical practice, sufficient qualified staff, and stable groups. Recovery offers were given for shortcomings in the areas of safety and health policy, accommodation, and parent committee; these have been resolved. The mentorship has not yet been sustainably secured: children do not know who their mentor is. There are also points of attention for the VOG linkage, despite previous violations having been lifted. The license holder is advised to work more carefully with change requests and to involve the parent committee at an earlier stage.
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