Kindergarden Amsterdam Middenweg

Strengths

• Strong pedagogical practice with attention to emotional safety
• Staff effectively guide children in developing social skills
• Stable team with low turnover
• Parent committee satisfied with pedagogical approach and staff dedication
• Good communication with parents through parent app

Shortcomings

• Parent committee has 2 members; recommended to have at least 3 members for decision-making
• Inspection report was not discussed with the parent committee in the past year, despite this being mandatory

Violations

• Children were placed in a different core group on multiple days in January 2026 to meet the staff-child ratio, in violation of Article 1.50(1)(2)(e)(f) of the Childcare Act

Summary

The annual inspection of Kindergarden Amsterdam Middenweg (daycare center/kinderdagverblijf/KDV) shows predominantly good pedagogical quality, but identifies one violation in the Staff and Groups domain. Children were placed in a different core group multiple times to meet the staff-child ratio, whereas the law stipulates that children must be placed in one fixed core group. The provider made use of a recovery offer and took measures, after which the violation was terminated. The pedagogical practice is strong, with attention to emotional safety and social skills. The team is stable and the parent committee is satisfied. The advice to the municipality is to impose no measures.