Features
About this care
Welcome to Happy Faces daycare at Noordersluisweg 16 in Lelystad. We are a professional childcare center that has been providing loving care for children from 10 weeks to 4 years old since 2001. Our location at Noordersluisweg is situated on the Noordersluis industrial estate and is easily accessible by car, public transport, or bicycle.
At Happy Faces, we believe in small-scale childcare where children quickly feel at home in a cozy, family-like atmosphere. Our Noordersluis location has 4 groups: 2 baby groups and 2 toddler groups. This horizontal group structure allows us to focus specifically on children's development within their own age group.
Our location features a large outdoor area specially designed for children to play and explore. Both indoors and outdoors, we have various play materials and toys that match different ages, allowing children to develop at their own pace and according to their needs. We fully comply with the Childcare Act and CAO childcare requirements. All our staff are qualified and registered in the childcare personnel register, with current BHV and first aid certifications.
At Happy Faces, professional care with high standards in pedagogy, safety, and hygiene is central. We provide a safe and stimulating environment where your child can grow and flourish optimally.Read more
GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: May 22, 2026
Strengths
- Calm and pleasant atmosphere at the location
- Childcare professionals are visibly engaged and attentive to the children
- Warm and respectful communication tailored to age and developmental level
- Good encouragement of social interaction and cooperative play
- Sufficient adherence to safety and health policies
- Correct registration and linkage in the Childcare Persons Register
- Pedagogical policy staff member is deployed according to mandatory hours
Shortcomings
- Pedagogical policy could more explicitly describe that transfer to primary school only takes place with prior written parental consent
- Working methods per core group could be described more concretely, particularly regarding merging groups and start-up/closure procedures
- Place current policy on website instead of outdated 2023 version
Violations
- Pedagogical policy contained insufficient description of tasks and supervision of BOL trainees and volunteers (resolved after recovery offer)
- Website linked to outdated inspection report from 20-08-2024 instead of most recent report (resolved after recovery offer)
Summary
GGD Flevoland conducted an unannounced annual inspection on 22 May 2026 at Happy Faces kinderopvang (daycare center/KDV) on Noordersluisweg in Lelystad. The location provides day care for 46 children across two baby and two toddler groups. Following two recovery offers, the location meets all assessed requirements. The atmosphere was experienced as calm and pleasant, with engaged childcare professionals who interact with the children in a warm and respectful manner. Two recovery offers were required: the pedagogical policy insufficiently described the deployment of BOL trainees, and an outdated inspection report was on the website. Both deficiencies have been resolved. Two points of attention for policy tightening have been provided. The advice to the municipality is: no enforcement action.
Reviews
Vind dit geen fijne kinderopvang. Ons kind 2,5 jaar kwam er altijd huilend vandaan. Werd gepusht om aan tafel zijn fruit te eten terwijl het op deze l...
Zeer fijn kinderdagverblijf. Alle drie onze kinderen gaan al sinds hun eerste jaar naar Happy Faces.
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