De Laares Peuteropvang

Strengths

• Staff know each child personally and communicate in a sensitive and responsive manner
• The pedagogical practice meets all observed aspects: emotional safety, wellbeing, personal competence and self-reliance
• Early childhood education is well organised with qualified staff and the recognised Startblokken programme
• All staff hold the correct diplomas, early childhood education (VVE) certificate and meet the language proficiency requirement (3F)
• Correct staff-to-child ratio (2 staff members for 11 children present)

Violations

• Hand hygiene after outdoor play and before mealtimes was not observed; children ate fruit without washing their hands, deviating from the hygiene policy

Summary

De Laares Peuteropvang in Enschede, part of Stichting Humankind, was inspected by GGD Twente on 28 May 2026. This was an annual inspection of a toddler daycare (peuteropvang) for a maximum of 16 children aged 2 to 4 years, offering early childhood education (voorschoolse educatie/VVE). Overall, the location meets the statutory requirements. The pedagogical practice is good: staff communicate sensitively, provide individual attention and stimulate children's development. One violation was identified in the area of safety and health: children did not wash their hands after outdoor play and before eating fruit, contrary to the hygiene policy. Following a recovery offer, the location has taken measures, including a working instruction and visual aid for the team. The shortcoming has been resolved. The advice to the municipality is: no enforcement action.