De Vrije Verkenners

Strengths

• Pedagogical policy and pedagogical practice are in order
• Staff work sensitively and responsively with children
• Staffing and group sizes meet legal requirements (except VE-related deployment)
• Safety and health policy, reporting protocol, and mandatory reporting obligations are in order
• Stability of care and mentor structure are well arranged

Shortcomings

• Actually start and implement early childhood education (voorschoolse educatie/VE)
• Supplement the pedagogical policy plan with room layout, play materials, and connection to primary school
• Deploy sufficient qualified staff for VE on all days
• Deploy a pedagogical policy officer for VE on a structural basis and create an hours calculation
• Fully implement and evaluate the VE training plan

Violations

• Missing description of room layout and play materials for early childhood education (voorschoolse educatie/VE) in the pedagogical policy plan
• Missing description of connection between early and preschool education in the pedagogical policy plan
• No implementation of early childhood education (voorschoolse educatie/VE) despite subsidy obligation
• Insufficient deployment of qualified staff for early childhood education (voorschoolse educatie/VE) in the Speurders and Avonturiers groups
• No deployment of pedagogical policy officer for early childhood education (voorschoolse educatie/VE) in 2025 and no hours calculation for 2026

Summary

The annual inspection on 9 June 2026 at daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) De Vrije Verkenners in Rotterdam shows a mixed picture. The location meets requirements in most areas, but has serious shortcomings in the field of early childhood education (voorschoolse educatie/VE). The operator has received a subsidy for VE since 1 January 2025 but is not yet offering it. The pedagogical policy plan lacks descriptions of the room layout, play materials, and connection with primary school. The implementation of VE is not in order because it is not yet being offered. The deployment of qualified staff for VE is insufficient: the Speurders and Avonturiers groups lack sufficiently trained staff on multiple days. There is also no pedagogical policy officer for VE deployed in 2025 and no hours calculation has been made for 2026. The location acknowledges the problems and has drawn up an improvement plan, including a start date of 19 October 2026 for two groups.