PG Dr. Schaepman

Strengths

• The pedagogical policy is well documented and followed in practice
• The pedagogical practice meets all requirements: emotional safety, personal and social competence, and transmission of norms and values
• Good parental involvement in early childhood education through open-door sessions, parent meetings, app and newsletters
• The domestic violence and child abuse reporting protocol (meldcode) is well established and staff are familiar with the procedures
• Certificate of conduct (VOG) declarations and registrations in the Childcare Personnel Register (Personenregister kinderopvang) are in order
• The pedagogical policy staff member for early childhood education has been sufficiently deployed

Violations

• The training plan for early childhood education was not in order: mandatory topics were missing or incompletely described, including working with early childhood education programmes, stimulating child development, monitoring toddler development, parental involvement, and the transition between early childhood education and primary school

Summary

The GGD annual inspection of 4 February 2026 at toddler daycare PG Dr. Schaepman in Ridderkerk shows a predominantly positive picture. The pedagogical quality and safety are well in order. There was one violation: the training plan for early childhood education was missing mandatory topics. Following a recovery offer, the provider resolved this on 25 March 2026. The GGD advises no enforcement action.