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About this care
Welcome to IKC Ichthus, located at Steenen Dijck 4 in the centre of Maassluis. We are an Integral Child Centre where education and childcare blend seamlessly. Our daycare welcomes babies and toddlers from 0 to 4 years in a safe, homely environment. A fixed team of childcare professionals and teachers work as one, so your child feels at home from day one.
Our baby and toddler groups are horizontally structured: babies (0-2 years) and toddlers (2-4 years) are cared for separately, allowing us to tailor activities and care to each child’s developmental stage. We follow the Early Childhood Education programme ‘Startblokken’ to stimulate language, numeracy and social skills through play. Outdoor play is important: our own garden offers plenty of space to climb, build sandcastles and explore nature, and we regularly visit the nearby park and petting zoo.
Daily care is well arranged. Bottle feeding is given on parents’ request, fresh fruit and drinks are available all day, and lunch consists of a healthy bread meal. For children with allergies or special dietary needs we consult parents personally and adapt the menu. Each group has a separate sleep room with cots or toddler beds for rest time. We keep parents informed through the Schoolpraat app, sharing photos and short updates about your child’s day.
At IKC Ichthus we want every child to feel safe and loved. We work from an open, Protestant-Christian perspective where every child is welcome. Together with you as parents we create a warm second home your baby or toddler will love to come to.Read more
GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: November 21, 2025
Strengths
- Pedagogical policy and practice comply with laws and regulations
- Early childhood education is well organized and parents are actively involved
- Domestic violence and child abuse reporting protocol is known and applied
- All staff members are registered in the Childcare Personnel Register and hold a Certificate of Conduct (VOG)
- Staff-to-child ratios are in order at other times
Violations
- On 21-11-2025, a staff member without the required 'baby training' was deployed in the baby group Wolkjes, as a result of which the statutory staff-to-child ratio was not met
Summary
IKC Ichthus in Maassluis provides daycare to 118 children (0-4 years) in 8 groups and early childhood education according to the Startblokken program. The annual unannounced inspection of 21-11-2025 concludes that the location meets all assessed quality requirements, with one incidental violation: on the day of inspection, a staff member without the required 'baby training' was deployed in the baby group Wolkjes, as a result of which the statutory staff-to-child ratio was not met. The location manager stated that the regular colleague was on leave and no qualified substitute was available; the staff member in question is on the waiting list for the training in 2026. Furthermore, the pedagogical policy, pedagogical practice, early childhood education, staff qualifications, domestic violence reporting protocol, and registration in the Childcare Personnel Register are all in order. No recovery offer was made because the violation is deemed incidental. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) advises the municipality of Maassluis not to enforce.
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