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About this care
Welcome to Ukkepuk Daycare in the heart of Mariahout. We are a small-scale, welcoming childcare centre located at Mariastraat 14, caring for up to 16 children each day. Flexibility and personal attention are our trademarks: parents can rely on us Monday to Friday from 7 a.m. to 6 p.m., and we offer half-day sessions as well as the possibility to swap days when needed.
Ukkepuk works with vertical groups. Babies, toddlers and preschoolers aged 0-4 play and grow together in one close-knit group. We keep the lines of communication with parents short: every morning and afternoon there is a personal hand-over moment with the regular staff so you always know how your child’s day went.
Our centre is officially registered and participates in early childhood education (VVE). Through play we foster language, numeracy and social skills with activities tailored to the world of young children. A secure outdoor play area allows the children to enjoy fresh air and discover nature every day.
Nappies are included; formula can be brought from home. Our lowest hourly rate starts at € 6.45 and we are affiliated with the Branch Organisation for Childcare. Feel free to visit for a tour and experience the homely atmosphere of Ukkepuk Daycare yourself.Read more
GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: April 16, 2026
Strengths
- Safety and health policy meets requirements, including concrete description of emergency backup staff
- Certificate of conduct (VOG) registrations and childcare personnel register entries are in order
Violations
- Pedagogical policy plan: insufficient assurance that practice aligns with the plan; blue group maximum group size exceeded (17 children on 9 April, 18 planned on 16 April)
- Pedagogical policy plan: no concrete description of working methods, maximum size, and age structure of core groups; unclear whether green group is a fixed core group
- Pedagogical policy plan: insufficient concrete frameworks for deviating from staff-child ratios (regular staffing schedules missing, deviation moments not linked to actual occupancy)
- Staff-child ratio: insufficient insight into group composition, staff deployment, and schedules; staff schedules missing or incomplete (no dates, missing start/end times, no breaks)
- Stability of care: children placed in multiple groups on a single day without correct consent; toddlers switch between blue and green group resulting in a combined group
- Stability of care: consent forms for second core group do not meet requirements (no specific period, various forms used, one form from another organization)
- Stability of care: no overview of assigned qualified staff per group available; contracts not submitted for review
Summary
On 16 April 2026, GGD Brabant-Zuidoost conducted an unannounced follow-up investigation at daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) Ukkepuk in Mariahout. The inspection focused on issues that had not been resolved in previous investigations. The location meets the requirements for safety and health, and for one of the three assessed items regarding personnel and groups. However, multiple violations were identified in the areas of pedagogical policy, staff deployment, and stability of care. Despite previously identified improvement points, the operator has not taken adequate steps to bring group composition and administration into order.
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