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About this care
Welcome to KDV Eiland van Groningen, located in a grand city villa in Zuiderpark. We provide daycare for children aged 0–4 in two horizontal groups: ‘de Baai’ for up to 9 babies and ‘de Duinen’ for up to 15 toddlers. Our pedagogical approach centres on self-reliance: by learning to trust in one’s own and each other’s abilities we foster zest for life and resilience. Every day we cook and share a warm, organic lunch, spend plenty of time outdoors and offer space for creative expression. Music lessons, toddler dance and themed activities are regular parts of our programme. Diapers, formula and care products are included. Feel free to drop by for a tour every Thursday morning between 9:00 and 11:00.Read more
GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: April 13, 2026
Strengths
- Sufficiently qualified staff with appropriate professional qualifications
- Correct staff-to-child ratio
- Good information provision to parents via an up-to-date website
- Inspection reports are easy to find on the website
- Complaints procedure and disputes committee are clearly communicated
Shortcomings
- Alignment between pedagogical policy and safety policy regarding the four-eyes principle during outings
- More careful handling of familiar faces during staff sickness absence
- Clearer description of procedures around hammocks and swaddling in the policy
Violations
- Pedagogical policy: non-compliance with policy during 'Wad op Pad' (one pedagogical professional alone with 6 children on an outing, while policy prescribes four-eyes principle with a trainee)
- Pedagogical policy: care in second core group De Duinen on Fridays was not described in the pedagogical policy plan (resolved on 13-05-2026 via recovery offer)
- Declaration of conduct (VOG): music teachers did not have a VOG and were not registered in the persons register (resolved on 8-6-2026)
- Stability of care: in group Het Wad, more than three permanent staff members assigned to children from one year of age, without a legally valid exemption
- Safety and health: Safe Sleeping protocol is not being followed; standard deviations without concrete risk description (swaddling, hammocks as sleeping place, nest cushions)
- Safety and health: insufficient concrete risk description during Wad op Pad with one supervisor; unnecessary safety risks
Summary
The annual inspection report of daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) Eiland van Groningen presents a mixed picture. The childcare facility with 38 places meets the requirements for staff, groups, and parental rights, but has shortcomings in the areas of pedagogical policy, stability of care, and safety and health. The operator has made use of a recovery offer for the pedagogical policy, after which partial compliance was achieved. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) advises enforcement.
Reviews
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Erg blij met Eiland. Er is veel persoonlijke aandacht voor de kinderen (en ook ouders), gezond (warm) eten, goed en verantwoord speelgoed en een toffe...
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