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About this care
Pinguïns Happy Home is a small-scale daycare located at Van Bijnkershoeklaan 328 in Utrecht. We provide care for children from 0 to 4 years old in a vertical group where all ages play and learn together. Parents choose our daycare with their hearts, as we believe in trust and partnership in parenting. Personal attention and a harmonious, safe atmosphere are central to our approach.
At Pinguïns Happy Home, we provide complete care. This means that diapers, food, and even gifts for birthdays and holidays are included in the rate. We work with a fixed core group of children who come on fixed days, so your child sees the same friends every day. Our experienced pedagogical staff guide each group with great care and attention.
Our location is open Monday through Friday from 7:30 AM to 6:30 PM. We provide care for a maximum of 14 children per day, allowing us to truly take time for each child. Each child has a fixed mentor within the group who closely monitors development and adjusts where necessary. This way, we create a homely environment where your child feels safe and at home.Read more
GGD Inspection
Improvements needed
Inspection date: September 1, 2026
Strengths
- Emotional safety is well provided; children feel understood and seen
- Personal development and independence of children are encouraged
- The childcare professional knows the children well and responds sensitively and responsively
- The pedagogical policy is visibly displayed and is discussed structurally
- Intensive coaching and training have been implemented for childcare professionals
Shortcomings
- Social interactions between children are insufficiently guided
- Transfer of norms and values was not actively observed
- Opportunities to apply pedagogical basic goals in practice are sometimes left unused
Summary
Pinguïns Happy Home in Utrecht, a daycare center (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) with 14 places, was inspected on 1 September 2026 following previous violations and a temporary operating ban. The inspection focused on the pedagogical climate. The pedagogical climate has improved and is rated as adequate. The childcare professional provides emotional safety and stimulates personal development. However, there are still areas for improvement: social interactions between children and the transfer of norms and values are insufficiently guided. No new violations were identified. The advice to the municipality is: no enforcement.
Reviews
Onze zoon hier aangemeld, papieren ingevuld samen met Sarina, en een rondleiding gehad en afspraken gemaakt. Hij zou toen in oktober 2022 daar terecht...
Heel leuke kleinschalige opvang van 0-4 jaar. Onze dochter (9 maanden) heeft het hier erg naar haar zin en leert elke dag wel iets bij van Sarina!
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