PSG De Alpaca's

Strengths

• Relaxed pedagogical climate
• Staff actively approach children in Dutch
• VE-programme Pyramid is in use
• Staff are VE-qualified and meet language proficiency level 3F
• Mentorship structure is in place
• Sufficient staff-to-child ratio

Shortcomings

• Developing a location-specific training plan for early childhood education
• Documenting the maximum group size in policy documents

Violations

• No location-specific training plan for early childhood education in place
• Maximum group size not documented or communicated

Summary

PSG De Alpaca's in Ter Apel provides daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) services with early childhood education. The inspection found that the location does not meet statutory quality requirements in certain areas. There is a relaxed pedagogical climate, in which children are actively approached and the VE-programme Pyramid is used. Shortcomings were identified in the absence of a location-specific training plan for early childhood education and the lack of information on maximum group size. These violations resulted in a recovery offer. The provider has engaged an external policy officer to improve the policy. The municipality is advised to enforce in accordance with the enforcement policy.