Plateau kdv Het Sterrenschip

Strengths

• The pedagogical policy is known to staff members and is applied in practice
• The safety and health policy is complete, up-to-date, and evaluated
• All staff members hold a valid Certificate of Conduct (Verklaring omtrent het Gedrag/VOG) and are registered in the Childcare Personnel Register in a timely manner
• A parent committee is present and the complaints procedure meets the requirements
• The Uk and Puk 2.0 programme is used in a structured manner for early childhood education

Violations

• A staff member at the toddler daycare did not hold a valid early childhood education (VE) certificate and was scheduled alone in the group, whereas a staff member in training may only be deployed alongside a certified staff member
• Due to the deployment of a non-certified staff member, the required ratio of at least one early childhood education (VE) staff member per eight children was not met

Summary

The annual investigation by GGD Drenthe into Plateau kinderdagverblijf/KDV Het Sterrenschip in Assen shows that the childcare center meets statutory requirements in three of the four investigated domains. In the domain of pedagogical climate: early childhood education, a violation was identified. A staff member at the toddler daycare did not hold a valid early childhood education (VE) certificate and was scheduled alone in the group, whereas this is only permitted alongside a certified colleague. As a result, the required ratio of one VE staff member per eight children was also not met. The provider stated that this was done to prevent group closure. The other investigated areas – staff and groups, safety and health, and parental rights – do meet the requirements. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) advises the municipality of Assen to enforce in accordance with the enforcement policy.