Espira Kinderdagverblijf Heiligenbergerweg

Strengths

• Pedagogical practice provides emotional security and sensitive, responsive care
• Staff work according to the new Espira pedagogical policy
• Good organisation of outings, such as a farm visit with recognisable vests and adequate supervision
• Staff correctly registered in the Childcare Personnel Register
• Mentorship system with twice-yearly parent meetings and observations

Violations

• Pedagogical policy lacked concrete description of continuous developmental line to external after-school care (BSO) (resolved via recovery offer)
• Hand hygiene protocol not followed when applying cream during nappy changes; staff member used same glove for faeces and cream, with no concrete work instructions in policy on hygienic use of care products posing risk of cross-contamination (recurrence, resolved via recovery offer)

Summary

This Municipal Health Service (GGD) inspection report dated 15 April 2026 concerns an unannounced incidental inspection at Espira Kinderdagverblijf Heiligenbergerweg in Amersfoort, a daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) for ages 0-4 years with 32 places. The location is compliant after recovery offer across all inspected domains. Two violations were identified: a missing concrete description of the continuous developmental line to external after-school care (BSO) in the pedagogical policy, and non-compliance with the hand hygiene protocol when applying cream during nappy changes with risk of cross-contamination (recurrence). Both violations have been resolved via recovery offer. The pedagogical practice and staff registration were compliant immediately. The advice to the municipality is: no enforcement action.