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About this care
Welcome to Partou daycare De Luchtballon, located at De Wierslaan 3 in the Hoograven district of Utrecht. We provide full-day care for 72 children daily, aged 0 to 4 years. Our daycare operates with 4 horizontal groups and 1 vertical group, allowing children of the same age or all ages from 0 to 4 to play and learn together.
Our location features spacious and bright group areas where children have plenty of room to play and discover. We have a beautiful, naturally designed garden with a play hill where children can romp and play. Rain, snow or sunshine: we prefer to be outside! In our vegetable garden, children learn about nature in a playful way and grow along with the seasons.
We work with a strong team of pedagogical staff who guide the children daily in their play and thereby in their development. At lunchtime, we eat warm meals with the children, paying attention to healthy nutrition. For the youngest ones, we provide bottle feeding and ensure a peaceful sleeping environment in our special sleeping areas.
Our location is open Monday through Friday from 7:15 AM to 12:45 PM and from 12:45 PM to 6:15 PM. We offer flexible childcare options, including half days. Communication with parents takes place through the Partou parent app, where you can find all information about your child.
In everything we do, we follow the Partou Pedagogy and of course the laws and regulations. This way we ensure a safe and stable environment where children feel comfortable and can develop optimally.Read more
GGD Inspection
All good
Inspection date: June 15, 2026
Strengths
- Spacious group rooms and a natural activity and discovery garden
- Correct staff-to-child ratio across all five groups
- Complete Certificate of Conduct (VOG) registration and persons register
- Sufficient indoor space (more than 3.5 m² per child) and outdoor space (approximately 400 m², well above the minimum)
- Good stability: fixed core groups, permanent staff members, and a mentor assigned to each child
- No students in training or interns deployed as pedagogical staff
Summary
The annual inspection on 15 June 2026 at daycare center De Luchtballon in Utrecht presents a positive picture. The location, part of Smallsteps B.V., provides daycare for 78 children across five groups in a former school building with spacious group rooms and a natural activity and discovery garden. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) concludes that all assessed quality requirements under the Childcare Act are met. No violations or areas for improvement were identified. The staff-to-child ratio was in order across all groups, the Certificate of Conduct (VOG) registration was complete, and the accommodation comfortably meets the requirements with sufficient indoor and outdoor space. In their response, the holder indicated that they will continue to safeguard quality.
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