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About this care
Welcome to Hadshoof, an agricultural daycare located right in the middle of our turkey farm at Hadsweg 3 in Weert. We, Esther van de Vorst and Thijs van Meijl, together with our five children Teun, Ries, Fien, Joep and Loes, run a daycare where children aged 0 to 4 grow up in the farming countryside. Our farm has been in the family for over a hundred years and offers a unique environment where children can literally reap the fruits of outdoor life.
In our long-gabled farmhouse, which served as a residence with adjoining stables until 1973, we have created a fully renovated daycare while respecting the authentic layout. Children have the space to play, discover and grow in an informal atmosphere. We believe that the simple outdoor life, without the excess of stimuli from modern society, is essential for the healthy development of young children.
Our pedagogical approach focuses on stimulating creativity and discovery through natural play. Children climb, clamber, dig, run, craft, build, cook, watch and lend a hand. Each child receives their own overalls and boots upon arrival, because getting nice and dirty is a must with us! Our spacious play area offers plenty of natural play materials such as sand hills, branches, building materials and water.
The seasons partly determine our program. Together with the children we work in our vegetable garden, taste the harvest and take care of our animals: sheep, horses, cats and our farm dog. All this happens in vertical groups, where children of different ages play together and learn from each other. We love to see children discover and develop their play in their own way.
Hadshoof is officially registered in the National Childcare Register under number 323469760 and offers space for a maximum of 48 children. We meet all national quality requirements and are under the supervision of the GGD. Curious? We would love to give you a tour of our farm!Read more
Practical info
Certifications
GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: August 20, 2026
Strengths
- Good staff-to-child ratio in all groups
- All staff members have appropriate qualifications and language proficiency
- Clear parent information via website, intake and monthly newsletter
- Stable core groups with fixed group rooms and permanent staff members
- Natural play, learning and living environment at the farm location
Shortcomings
- The pedagogical work plan must describe more concretely how the continuous development line with primary education and after-school care (BSO) is shaped
- The pedagogical work plan must describe more concretely which tasks trainees, work-based learning (BBL) students and volunteers may perform and how they are supervised
Violations
- Five staff members, the policy advisor, a trainee and a work-based learning (BBL) student were not registered in time in the Childcare Personnel Register (rectified in 2026)
- The pedagogical work plan contained insufficiently concrete description of the continuous development line and supervision of trainees/volunteers (recovery offer)
Summary
Kinderopvang Hadshoof B.V. in Weert is a small-scale, private daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) on a farm with 61 childcare places for children aged 0-4 years. During the annual inspection by GGD Limburg-Noord on 20 August 2026, it was found that the location meets all assessed conditions. A recovery offer was made for the pedagogical work plan, because the continuous development line with primary education and the supervision of trainees and volunteers were not described concretely enough. In 2025 there was a shortcoming: five staff members, the policy advisor, a trainee and a work-based learning (BBL) student were not registered in time in the Childcare Personnel Register. This has since been rectified. The staff-to-child ratio, qualification requirements, Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) verification and parent information all comply with the law. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) advises no enforcement action.
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