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About this care
Peutergroep De Vlinderboom op school is located on the ground floor of the Rudolf Steiner School at Duitslandlaan 3, Haarlem. From the age of 2.5, children are welcome for a calm, homely morning programme that dovetails with the anthroposophical kindergarten. We run two fixed horizontal groups: Monday through Thursday and Tuesday through Friday. A flexible Wednesday group is also available for children who want extra mornings or need a gentle start.
Our day begins at 08:15 with a circle time of songs, verses and the daily rhythm. Children then move into free play: building with natural materials, crafting with beeswax and wool, baking bread in the kitchen or helping in the garden. A predictable sequence gives the young child security and confidence. Around 10:30 we share freshly baked bread with organic toppings and herbal tea or water. After that the children play outside in our sheltered yard or listen to a fairy tale told by the pedagogical staff. Pick-up is at 12:30.
All places are subsidised by the municipality of Haarlem. Non-working parents can use this toddler care; working parents receive childcare allowance from the Dutch Tax Office. Holidays match the Rudolf Steiner School calendar so families keep one schedule. For more information or registration please visit www.devlinderboom-opschool.nl/home/haarlem/peuters/.Read more
GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: September 1, 2025
Strengths
- Excellent pedagogical practice
- Pedagogical policy and work plan present and up to date
- Early childhood education policy meets all requirements
- Early childhood education training plan established annually and feasible
- All staff hold appropriate professional qualifications
- Staff register and Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) registration in order
- Staff-child ratio for early childhood education guaranteed daily
- No formative deployment of interns or students in training
Violations
- Not all staff demonstrably mastered level 3F oral language proficiency and reading (resolved)
Summary
Daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) De Vlinderboom, located at a school in Haarlem, provides care for 16 children aged 2.5–4 years in an anthroposophical setting. The inspection of 1 September 2025 concludes that the location meets statutory requirements on all assessed topics (general quality, pedagogical climate, staff, and groups). There was one violation: not all staff demonstrably mastered language level 3F. Following a recovery offer, the staff member in question registered for a language test; the violation has therefore been resolved. The pedagogical practice is rated as excellent; the pedagogical policy, early childhood education application, and training plan are all in order. No interns or students in training are deployed in a formative capacity. The municipality is advised not to take enforcement action and to include the early childhood education provision in the national register.
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