Kids-Centre

Strengths

• Pedagogical practice provides emotional safety and individual attention
• Qualified staff work sensitively and responsively with children
• Sufficient qualified staff with appropriate diplomas and IKK language requirement
• Correct staff-child ratio and registration in the Childcare Personnel Register
• All staff receive pedagogical coaching
• Clear mentorship and stability in core groups

Shortcomings

• The working hours allocation of the pedagogical policy officer across locations must be specified more precisely for transparency to parents and staff
• The training supervisor for BBL students must explicitly approve the supervision plan

Violations

• The pedagogical policy plan lacked a description of appropriate guidance for identified special needs and handover to after-school care (BSO)
• The pedagogical policy plan lacked a description of how parents are informed about their child's mentor
• The pedagogical policy plan contained confusing descriptions of activities where children leave their core group or group room
• The pedagogical policy plan lacked a description of tasks that may be performed by interns, staff in training, and volunteers
• The pedagogical policy plan lacked a description of how emotional safety is ensured in the absence of permanent staff

Summary

Daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) Kids-Centre in Ens was inspected unannounced on 11 August 2026 by GGD Flevoland (Municipal Health Service). The KDV, part of a family business with three locations, provides care for 28 children in two core groups (0-2.5 years and 0-4 years). The pedagogical practice was assessed positively: staff provide emotional safety, individual attention, and stimulate development in an appropriate manner. However, there were deficiencies in the pedagogical policy plan, for which a recovery offer was issued. The holder remedied these within the set deadline. Staff and groups largely comply, with some administrative points for improvement. The advice to the municipality is: no enforcement action.