Humpy Dumpy Gastouderbureau
Childminding agency•Súdwest-Fryslân•LRK 171165937
Details updated on 18 September 2026
About this childminding agency
Humpy Dumpy Gastouder Bureau is a small but growing childminder agency (gastouderbureau) with approximately 50 childminders (gastouders) in Friesland. The agency is led by Djura van den Berg-Arnoldus, who knows all childminders personally and conducts all home visits and risk assessments herself. Quality and expertise are paramount at Humpy Dumpy, with a focus on easy accessibility for both childminders and parents seeking care. The agency matches parents looking for childcare with childminders who want to provide this care in a warm, homely environment where children feel comfortable and secure. The service area covers all of Friesland, particularly in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân.
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Subsidy & costs
Humpy Dumpy Gastouder Bureau charges fixed bureau fees of €26 per child per month for the first childminder (gastouder) and €14 per child per month for a second childminder. For parents who use few hours, there is an option to pay bureau fees per hour used at €1.25 per hour. Childminders (gastouders) and parents determine the hourly rate for care themselves — this is not set by the bureau. There are no registration fees for childminders or parents, no other fixed costs besides placement fees, and no long-term contract with the childminder bureau (gastouderbureau).
Trust & screening
Humpy Dumpy Gastouder Bureau has an LRK number (171165937) and complies with all legal requirements for childminder bureaus. The bureau carries out risk assessments for safety and health, offers digital training for childminders (gastouders), and has extensive protocols for safe sleeping, illness, and medication. There is a complaints procedure in accordance with the Childcare Act (Wet kinderopvang), and parents can turn to the Childcare Complaints Office (Klachtenloket Kinderopvang) or the Disputes Committee (Geschillencommissie) if necessary. The bureau works with a reporting code for domestic violence and child abuse.
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Highlights
Support services
- LRK application
- Financial settlement
- Personal portal
- Home visits
- Risk assessment
- Digital training
Service area regions
Mission & vision
Humpy Dumpy Gastouder Bureau strives to ensure that children are cared for in a pleasant, homely environment where they feel comfortable and secure. The bureau places great value on quality, expertise, and personal contact. The focus is on accessible communication for both childminders (gastouders) and parents, with the owner personally knowing all childminders and carrying out the guidance and quality checks herself.
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GGD Inspection
All good
Inspection date: April 22, 2026
Strengths
- The pedagogical policy plan is clearly and observably drawn up
- Childminders have access to the policy via their own portal
- Training offer through KinderwijsTV provides flexibility for childminders
- Pedagogical work plan template has already been prepared for new legislation
- All Certificates of Good Conduct (VOG) and Childcare Register linkages are in order
- Risk assessments are carried out structurally on an annual basis
- Domestic violence and child abuse reporting code is complete and up to date
- Reporting, consultation and notification obligations have been clearly communicated
Summary
The Municipal Health Service (GGD) inspection report of 22 April 2026 concerns an annual inspection at Hum py Dum py Gastouderbureau in Sneek. The childminder agency organises small-scale childcare with 43 registered childcare addresses in the municipality of Súdwest-Fryslân. The licence holder is also a placement coordinator. All inspected items meet the statutory requirements. The pedagogical policy plan is clearly and observably drawn up, with attention for emotional safety, social skills and norms and values. The licence holder has prepared a template for the new mandatory pedagogical work plan effective 1 July 2026. Certificates of Good Conduct and registrations in the Childcare Register are in order. Risk assessments are carried out annually, although the licence holder works with an empty action plan and verbal agreements rather than written action plans. The domestic violence and child abuse reporting code and the reporting, consultation and notification obligations are fully present and implemented. No violations were identified and no recovery offer was made.
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