De Olifant

Strengths

• Pedagogical practice provides children with emotional security and developmental stimulation
• Safety and health policy is up to date and adhered to
• Domestic violence reporting protocol is in place and known to staff
• Staff-to-child ratios in infant groups are in order
• All staff hold a certificate of conduct (VOG) and have the required qualifications

Violations

• Pedagogical work plan contained insufficient concrete description of duo groups (resolved following recovery offer)
• In a pre-school education group, a staff member without an ECE certificate and without language proficiency level 3F was deployed, meaning the statutory ratio of ECE-qualified staff per child was not met

Summary

Daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) De Olifant in Rotterdam provides care for 60 children (0-4 years) in five core groups, including three pre-school education groups. The annual Municipal Health Service (GGD) inspection of 2 September 2025 concludes that the location meets legal requirements in many areas: pedagogical practice, safety and health policy, domestic violence reporting protocol, staff-to-child ratios in infant groups, and qualification requirements are all in order. However, two violations were identified. First, the pedagogical work plan lacked a concrete description of working methods and composition of duo groups; a recovery offer was made for this and the violation has since been resolved. Second, in a pre-school education group, a staff member was deployed without the required ECE certificate and without language proficiency level 3F, meaning the statutory ratio of at least one ECE-qualified staff member per eight children was not met. The location acknowledges the staff shortage and is working on training staff members, but cannot guarantee that the situation will not recur. The GGD advises the municipality to enforce.