Kroekestöpke (De Tamboerijn)

Strengths

• Calm and relaxed atmosphere with ample room for play, discovery, and child-level guidance
• Staff actively participate in play and guide children in a calm, positive manner
• Good emotional support: upset children are noticed, comforted, and reassured
• Consistent and recognisable daily structure with a varied range of activities
• Professional delivery of early childhood education with thematic classroom setup and parent involvement
• Close collaboration with the primary school and careful transfer of developmental records
• Good safety and health policy with up-to-date protocols, four-eyes principle, and regular backup supervision
• All staff hold valid first aid (EHBO) and emergency response (BHV) certificates
• Active parent committee and good provision of information to parents through multiple channels

Summary

Toddler daycare 't Kroekestöpke (also known as De Tam boerijn) in Roggel received an unannounced visit on 19 December 2025 for the annual inspection. The location, part of childcare organisation 't Kroekestöpke B.V., provides care for up to 16 toddlers in a spacious group room on the grounds of primary school de Zjwiek. The inspection covered the domains of pedagogical climate, staff and groups, safety and health, and parental rights. The atmosphere was experienced as calm and relaxed, with ample room for play, discovery, and child-level guidance. Ten children were being cared for by two staff members and a trainee. The location uses the Uk en Puk early childhood education programme and provides subsidised early childhood education to two target-group toddlers.