Kinderopvang Zien Heerenveen B.V.
Daycare•Heerenveen•LRK 208859482
Details updated on 25 September 2026
Features
About this care
Welcome to Zien childcare De Torteltuin in the heart of Heerenveen! We provide loving childcare for children aged 0-4 years in a homely, safe environment. Our location is within walking distance of the city center and features a beautiful discovery garden with chickens and rabbits where children can play and explore to their heart's content.
At De Torteltuin we operate two baby groups (0-2 years), two toddler groups (2-4 years) and a toddler plus group (3.5-4 years). Each group has a fixed team of qualified childcare professionals who know the children inside and out. We value warmth and familiarity highly. Our spaces are atmospheric, bright and offer countless discovery corners where children learn through play.
We follow the pedagogical vision of Reggio Emilia and Emmi Pikler. We believe every child is born with '100 languages' - think music, dance, art, nature, science and sports. In our gym we offer tailored movement activities. We're outdoors often: walking to the city center, playing in the garden or sleeping outside. We regularly organize excursions and work with natural materials. Parents follow the day through our app. We're open 51 weeks per year from 7:30 AM-6:30 PM.Read more
GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: May 18, 2026
Strengths
- Pedagogical practice meets all four basic objectives: emotional security, personal competence, social competence, and transfer of norms and values
- Sufficient qualified staff deployed in accordance with statutory ratios; correct registration and verification of Certificates of Good Conduct (VOGs) in the Childcare Personnel Register
- Accommodation amply meets requirements for indoor and outdoor play space (respectively 3.5-4.8 m² and 3.4 m² per child)
- Annual complaints report 2025 correctly and timely submitted; affiliation with the Childcare Disputes Committee is arranged
Violations
- The pedagogical policy plan and work plan contained insufficient concrete description of frameworks for deviation from required staffing deployment (three-hour rule) and policy for extra day-part sessions
- The safety and health policy did not describe how children learn to deal with limited risks, and was not made concretely accessible to staff, interns, volunteers, and parents
- The complaints regulations did not contain the mandatory description of complaint subjects (conduct and agreement) and suggested that not every complaint is carefully investigated
Summary
The annual unannounced inspection by GGD Fryslân of daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) Kinderopvang Zien Heerenveen B.V. (part of Kits Holding B.V.) took place on 18 May 2026. The location provides care for up to 75 children in 4 core groups (0-2 years and 2-4 years). The pedagogical practice, staffing, accommodation, and VOG registration immediately met the requirements. However, violations were identified in three areas: pedagogical policy (insufficient description of the three-hour rule and policy for extra day-part sessions), safety and health policy (absence of description of risk learning for children and accessibility of policy for parents/staff), and complaints regulations (incomplete description of complaint subjects and formulation of investigation obligation). A recovery offer was made for all three violations, after which the holder remedied the shortcomings within the set timeframe. The advice to the municipality of Heerenveen is: no enforcement.
Reviews
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