Peuteropvang de Horizon

Strengths

• Warm and responsive pedagogical practice with attention to emotional safety
• Good implementation of early childhood education with the Uk&Puk programme, including sufficient hours offered (minimum 16 hours per week)
• Sufficiently qualified staff with valid early childhood education (VE) certificates and language proficiency level 3F
• Good communication with children and parents, including a mentor structure
• Suitable accommodation with sufficient indoor and outdoor space
• Up-to-date safety and health policy with regular backup staff on call

Summary

The inspection report of 15 December 2025 concerns an unannounced investigation following registration for Peuteropvang de Horizon in Klazienaveen, part of Kinderopvang Kinderwerk B.V. The location offers toddler care (peuteropvang) with early childhood education for 32 children, divided across two core groups (Zon and Maan), and uses the Uk&Puk programme. All assessed quality requirements have been met: pedagogical climate, staff and groups, safety and health, accommodation and parental rights. The pedagogical practice demonstrates a warm, responsive approach in which children are offered emotional safety, personal and social competencies, and norm transfer. No violations or areas for improvement were identified. The advice to the municipality is: no enforcement.