Meer van Rijken

Strengths

• The pedagogical practice provides children with emotional security and room for development
• Spaces are safe, accessible and appropriately furnished for the children's age
• The childminder holds all required Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) declarations, diplomas, first aid certificate and pursues continuous professional development
• The care location is completely smoke-free
• The childminder cooperates well with the inspection

Violations

• The pedagogical work plan lacked a description of the settling-in period for new children (corrected following recovery offer)
• The risk assessment failed to address an unsafe transport situation: two children were sharing one seatbelt on Thursday afternoons (corrected following recovery offer)

Summary

GGD Zeeland conducted an unannounced annual inspection on 17 September 2026 at childminder/host parent care (gastouderopvang) Meer van Rijken in Kortgene. The childminder provides care for a maximum of 6 children aged 0 to 12 years and is affiliated with Gastouderbureau Het Biggetje. Overall, the provision meets the quality requirements well: the pedagogical practice is positive, the spaces are safe and appropriately furnished, and the childminder holds all required diplomas, Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) declarations and certificates. Two violations were identified, both of which were corrected via a recovery offer. The pedagogical work plan lacked a description of the settling-in period for new children. Additionally, the risk assessment failed to address an unsafe situation regarding the transport of children on Thursday afternoons, where two children were sharing one seatbelt. Both violations have since been corrected.