Kindercampus De Groeiplaneet

Strengths

• Staff provide structure that contributes to children's emotional safety
• Activities stimulate personal development (motor skills, creativity, cognition)
• Child participation through a children's council where children contribute ideas for activities and outings
• Dedicated mentor for each child with annual parent meetings and attention to wellbeing
• Good preparation and organization of cross-location care during school holidays
• Sufficient qualified staff present, also verified through random sampling of work schedules
• All staff hold a Certificate of Conduct (VOG) and appropriate qualifications
• At least one adult with a valid first aid certificate always present

Shortcomings

• The domestic violence and child abuse reporting protocol (melcode) needs to be discussed with the team more frequently (last time six months ago, and before that 1.5 years ago online)

Summary

On 21 May 2026, GGD Amsterdam conducted an unannounced annual inspection at Kindercampus De Groeiplaneet, an after-school care (buitenschoolse opvang/BSO) in Amsterdam with two base groups (ages 4-7 and 7-12) and 34 childcare places. The inspection assessed the pedagogical climate, staff and groups, and safety and health. No violations were identified. Staff provide good structure and emotional safety, stimulate personal development through activities and child participation via a children's council. The only point of attention was the domestic violence and child abuse reporting protocol (melcode), which had not been discussed with the team for some time. The location manager has committed to addressing this again after the holidays. The advice to the municipality is to take note of this report for information purposes.