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About this care
Kinderdagverblijf Hummeltje is a cozy and small-scale daycare center located on the edge of Vechtzoompark in Overvecht, Utrecht. Every day we play in our beautiful and large garden, even when it rains. Children can run, cycle, splash in puddles or make sand cakes here. Inside we have various play corners, so children can choose their own play area or activity. There is an atelier and we work with themes. A loyal group of staff members provides a safe, caring and cozy atmosphere daily.
At our daycare center we offer preschool education. The combination of childcare and preschool is unique in Utrecht. Our pedagogical staff have received special training for this. All children receive extra attention and time for language games, reading aloud, drawing, listening, singing and movement. This way they are better prepared for primary school.
We have one baby group, one toddler group and two 'vertical' groups where children aged 0-4 play and learn together. Hummeltje is easily accessible by bike, public transport and by car.Read more
GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: September 25, 2025
Strengths
- Warm and attentive approach to children
- Good teamwork and coaching among staff
- Sufficient early childhood education (VVE) provision
- Pedagogical policy generally adequate
- Parent committee experiences the childcare as positive and safe
Shortcomings
- Align child care (hygiene, recognizing cues) better with busy periods
- More structure and coordination during transition moments (outdoor play)
- Ensure supervision of sleeping children according to protocol
- Improve internal communication between childcare professionals
Violations
- Pedagogical policy contained incorrect description of the number of VVE groups (remedied via recovery offer)
- One childcare professional (WO student) deployed formatively too early without meeting additional training requirements
- Staff-child ratio not in order on 14 and 18 October 2024 due to deployment of unqualified staff
Summary
Daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) Hummeltje in Utrecht is part of Stichting Kind & Co Ludens and provides care for 62 children in five core groups, two of which offer early childhood education (VVE). During the inspection on 25 September 2025, shortcomings were identified in the pedagogical policy (incorrect description of VVE groups) and in the Staff and Groups domain (insufficient training requirements and staff-child ratio). The shortcoming in policy has been remedied through a recovery offer. The location scores predominantly adequate on pedagogical aspects, but in one group (0-3 years) there was high work pressure and less structure. The municipality is advised not to enforce for the remedied policy, but to enforce for the violations regarding training requirements and staff-child ratios.
Reviews
Ik kan het Hummeltje eigenlijk alleen maar een 10 geven op basis van de tijd die mijn beide zoons daar gehad hebben. Het personeel en de leiding zijn ...
In hetzelfde gebouw zit op woensdag van 10:00 tot 12:00 de speel-o-theek.
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