De Verwondering

Strengths

• Pedagogical practice is sound and meets the required standards
• Staff adapt their approach well to the language development of children who speak little Dutch
• Children appear relaxed and respond well to guidance
• The permanent staff member knows the children well and responds to their needs
• The pedagogical policy plan is adequately described and is followed in practice
• Persons register for childcare and Certificate of Conduct (VOG) checks are in order
• Staff hold appropriate diplomas and meet the IKK language requirement
• The pedagogical policy staff member is deployed according to the mandatory hours

Shortcomings

• Theme-based room setup needs to be made more visible in the group space
• Pop Puk, as part of Uk and Puk, needs to be used more structurally
• Increase the number of Uk and Puk themes per year to at least 6
• The early childhood education (VE) training plan needs to be more concrete and better evaluated
• The safety and health work plan needs to be kept up to date
• The action plan following the risk assessment needs to be kept up to date
• Cleaning of ventilation grilles needs to be better documented
• Climate measurements must be carried out and recorded in accordance with policy

Violations

• Deployment of staff member without early childhood education (VE) certificate
• No qualified early childhood education (VE) staff member present per 8 children on multiple half-days (12, 19, 26 January and 2 February 2026)
• Deployment of early childhood education (VE) staff member in training more than 3 months before start of training (20 January 2026)
• Not fully working in accordance with the early childhood education (VE) policy (theme-based setup and Pop Puk not visible)
• Missing description in the early childhood education (VE) policy regarding deployment of pedagogical policy staff member
• Insufficiently concrete early childhood education (VE) training plan
• Not fully working in accordance with the safety and health policy (work plan not up to date, no up-to-date action plan, ventilation grilles not cleaned periodically according to agreements, climate measurements not carried out in accordance with guidelines)

Summary

The annual inspection of 5 February 2026 at daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) De Verwondering in Almere presents a mixed picture. The pedagogical practice is sound and the atmosphere is relaxed, with attention for children who speak little Dutch. However, multiple shortcomings were identified in the areas of early childhood education (VE) and safety and health. For early childhood education, the correct staff qualifications were lacking, the policy was incomplete, and the training plan was insufficiently concrete. There was also failure to fully work in accordance with the safety and health policy. The provider has submitted a response indicating that most points have been corrected or are being addressed.