IJplein

Strengths

• Pedagogical practice provides emotional safety and respects children's autonomy
• Good language stimulation and development-oriented activities
• Effective mentorship using the KIJK! child tracking system and regular parent meetings
• Good collaboration with IJplein primary school, including warm handovers
• Sufficient qualified staff with appropriate early childhood education (VVE) certificates
• Safety and health policy is well followed, including the four-eyes principle

Summary

IJplein Preschool of TintelTuin B.V. in Amsterdam was inspected unannounced on 31 March 2026. The preschool provides early childhood education to 16 children aged 2 to 4 years through the Startblokken programme. All assessed quality requirements are being met. The team consists of 2 permanent staff members, expanding to 3 in April 2026. The pedagogical practice is positive: children experience emotional safety, are treated with respect, and are given autonomy. Development is tracked via KIJK! with twice-yearly parent meetings. Collaboration with IJplein primary school is going well, including warm handovers. No violations or areas for improvement were identified.