Fantasieland

Strengths

• Positive pedagogical climate with emotionally secure children
• Staff stimulate language development, self-reliance, and social competencies
• Director addresses improvement points immediately
• Permanent staff and good substitute arrangement
• External consultancy hired for pedagogical development

Shortcomings

• Director must meet language requirements before being deployed to the group
• Improvement of structural knowledge and updating of laws and regulations
• Better timely planning of mandatory refresher courses

Violations

• Students in training did not have a signed supervision plan for formative deployment
• Children under 18 months shared the same bed on a rotating basis instead of having their own fixed bed throughout the day
• Procedure for sleeping and rest periods not included in pedagogical policy
• On multiple days no adult with a valid first aid certificate present due to postponed refresher courses
• Salary of one student in training set too low for training phase

Summary

Daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) Fantasieland in Amsterdam was inspected unannounced on 2 June 2026. The location provides care for 14 children aged 0 to 4 years. The pedagogical climate is positive: children feel emotionally secure and staff stimulate development in multiple areas. However, multiple violations were identified, all of which were resolved following a recovery offer. The main problems concerned missing signed supervision plans for students in training, bed sharing by children under 18 months, and the absence of first aid-certified personnel on multiple days because refresher courses had been postponed. The director does not meet the language requirements, which poses a risk when deployed to the group. The operator has taken structural measures to prevent recurrence, including better planning of courses and clearer protocols.