To Be Kind, locatie Het Koraal

Strengths

• Pedagogical practice: staff provide sensitive and responsive guidance to children
• Children are stimulated in personal and social competencies
• Staff and groups: sufficient qualified staff, appropriate staff-child ratio
• All employees hold the required Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) and proper registration
• Location actively works on quality improvement and takes the recovery offer seriously

Violations

• Pedagogical policy plan was not up-to-date: activities for children 3+ and activities at the De Loofboom location were missing from the description
• Safety and health policy was not described fully and specifically enough
• Wooden gates in group rooms lacked finger protection
• Wooden gate at the Saffiertjes group did not close properly
• Agreement about walking outside to the outdoor play area was not documented in writing
• Children's hand hygiene before meals was not always carried out according to policy
• Staff did not wash hands between diaper changes and changing mat was not cleaned per child
• Damaged upholstery of staff office chairs was not easy to clean

Summary

Daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) To Be Kind, location Het Koraal in Nieuwerkerk aan den IJssel, was inspected on 4 March 2026 by the Municipal Health Service (GGD) Hollands Midden. The location provides care for 87 children aged 0-4 years in six core groups. The domain of staff and groups immediately met all requirements. Shortcomings were identified in the domains of pedagogical climate and safety and health, for which a recovery offer was issued. The holder made use of this and remedied all shortcomings within the deadline. The pedagogical policy was supplemented with descriptions of activities where children leave their core group. The safety and health policy was made more specific and practical safety and hygiene issues were resolved. The pedagogical practice appears positive, with attention for children's emotional safety and social development.