Kinderdagverblijf Casita B.V.

Strengths

• Pedagogical practice meets all basic objectives (emotional security, personal and social competence, values and norms)
• Accommodation (indoor and outdoor spaces) is safe, accessible and appropriately furnished
• Staff-child ratios and qualification requirements are being met
• Stability of care for children is ensured through fixed core groups and mentorship
• Reporting, consultation and notification obligations are properly arranged

Violations

• Changes: holder had not submitted a change request for adjustment of number of childcare places (24 to 23) following new floor plan
• Pedagogical policy: missing description of maximum size of core groups in policy plan
• Certificate of conduct and persons register: pedagogical coach not linked to holder in register
• Deployment of pedagogical policy staff member: minimum hours not calculated according to statutory calculation rules
• Safety and health policy: not updated (backup personnel, staff growth), missing risk description of drowning, missing concrete action plan (CO₂ measurement, ventilation control), missing description of backup personnel arrangement in case of deviation from staff-child ratio
• Domestic violence and child abuse reporting code: missing assessment framework and missing step 'conversation with the child' in step-by-step plan
• Parent committee regulations: missing rules on working method of parent committee
• Complaints procedure: not all statutory items included, missing timeframes and mandatory elements

Summary

This inspection report concerns an unannounced investigation following registration at Kinderdagverblijf Casita B.V. in Waalre, a small-scale private daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) for 23-24 children. The accommodation and pedagogical practice meet the requirements. Violations were identified in multiple areas for which recovery offers were made. The holder has utilized all recovery offers and the violations have been resolved. The advice to the municipality is: no enforcement action.