Kinderdagverblijf 't Kasteeltje

Strengths

• Pedagogical practice is good: staff know children personally and respond sensitively to cues
• Staff actively guide positive interactions between children
• All assessed staff hold appropriate qualifications and certificates of conduct
• Domestic violence and child abuse reporting protocol has been adequately established
• Complaints procedure and affiliation with disputes committee are in order

Violations

• Pedagogical policy plan contained insufficient concrete description of working methods, size and age structure of core groups, and use of space
• One staff member without infant care certification was wrongly deployed independently with children under 1
• No hand-washing facility with running water at nappy-changing table, posing an unacceptably high infection risk
• Insufficient net indoor play space for registered capacity of 20 childcare places
• Non-certified plastic play equipment in outdoor area, without WAS certificate and logbook
• Inspection reports for Nuenen location not published on website

Summary

The annual inspection on 30 June 2026 at daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) 't Kasteeltje in Nuenen identified multiple violations for which a recovery offer was issued. The location, operational since July 2025, provides daycare for two core groups: De Draakjes (0-2 years, max. 9 children) and De Ridders (2-4 years, max. 10 children). The pedagogical practice was assessed positively: staff know the children well, respond sensitively, and guide social interactions. The identified violations concerned the pedagogical policy (insufficient concrete description of space usage), a missing infant care certification for one staff member who was therefore not permitted to work independently with babies, missing hand-washing facilities at the nappy-changing table, insufficient indoor play space for 20 childcare places, a non-certified outdoor play structure, and missing inspection reports on the website. All violations have been resolved through the recovery offer. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) advises against enforcement, but does recommend adjusting the number of childcare places from 20 to 19.