Villa Hup

Strengths

• Good pedagogical practice with a relaxed, open atmosphere
• Staff respond sensitively and responsively to babies and children
• Qualified staff with annual coaching
• Good safety and health policy that is followed in practice
• Early childhood education (VE) programme is offered in a structured manner with attention to language, numeracy, motor skills and social-emotional development
• Staff have the correct qualifications and language proficiency at level 3F
• Correct staff-child ratios in all observed groups

Violations

• The pedagogical policy plan did not contain a concrete description of how mentorship is implemented
• The pedagogical policy plan did not contain a concrete description of the open-door policy (nature and organisation of activities where children may leave the group)
• The pedagogical policy plan did not contain a concrete description of working methods, maximum group size, age composition of groups, and how staff are deployed to meet staff-child ratio requirements
• The training plan for early childhood education (VE) was not location-specific and did not concretely describe how all required knowledge and skills (a through e) would be addressed in 2026

Summary

The Municipal Health Service (GGD) annual inspection of 27 February 2026 of Villa Hup in Gorinchem shows a daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) that meets all assessed requirements following a recovery offer. The location provides care for 64 children across 4 groups, including 3 early childhood education (VE) groups. The pedagogical quality is good: there is a relaxed atmosphere, staff respond sensitively and stimulate child development. Four shortcomings were identified for which a recovery offer was issued, all resolved in April 2026. These concerned missing descriptions in the pedagogical policy (mentorship, open-door policy, group composition and staff deployment) and a non-location-specific training plan for early childhood education (VE). The advice to the municipality is: no enforcement action.