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About this care
Welcome to SamSam KDV Stadshart, located at Pieter Lastmanweg 7 in the heart of Amstelveen. We provide international childcare for children aged 0 to 4 years in a warm, safe and stimulating environment. Our location is unique because of its bilingual approach: both Dutch and English are spoken in the groups, making children from all over the world feel at home.
At SamSam, we believe every child is full of potential and actively shapes their own development. That’s why we give them all the space they need to grow and explore. We work with vertical groups, where babies and toddlers play and learn together. This stimulates social development and gives children the opportunity to learn from each other.
Our pedagogical professionals offer a rich range of activities tailored to the child’s age and interests. For the youngest children, the focus is on sensory experiences and motor development. Toddlers receive creative challenges, such as painting with paint, clay, cutting and pasting, and discover the world through thematic play. We work with natural and open-ended materials that stimulate imagination, such as wooden discs, pebbles, seeds and textiles.
Our location features a large, green rooftop garden where children can go outside every day. Here you’ll find a vegetable garden, sandbox, climbing equipment and picnic tables. We pay a lot of attention to nature experience: children learn to care for plants, discover insects and animals, and read books about the world around them. We regularly take trips to the library and the Cobra Museum.
SamSam Stadshart is open Monday to Friday from 07:30 to 18:30, 52 weeks a year. We work closely with parents and are open to anyone looking for involved, international childcare in Amstelveen.Read more
GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: August 18, 2025
Strengths
- Clear pedagogical policy with concrete implementation
- Attention to children's personal and social development
- Multilingual childcare with a structured language programme
- Good communication with parents through parent portal and handovers
- Presence of familiar faces and stable groups
Shortcomings
- Parent committee information incomplete in general regulations
- Annual complaints report not prepared (permitted when no complaints received)
Violations
- Deployment of staff in training did not meet legal requirements: supervision plans incomplete, written consent from training supervisor missing, formative employability not properly documented
Summary
SamSam KDV Stadshart provides care for up to 60 children in 4 core groups in Amstelveen. The annual inspection on 18 August 2025 shows that the location generally provides good childcare, with attention to children's personal and social development. There is a clear pedagogical policy based on the philosophies of Pikler, Montessori, and Malaguzzi. The location offers multilingual childcare in Dutch and English. One violation was identified: the deployment of two staff members in training did not meet legal requirements, as supervision plans were incomplete and written consent was missing. This violation has since been resolved following a recovery offer. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) advises that no measures be imposed.
Reviews
I would not recommend this daycare. The staff acts condescending, inattentive, and superficial. The hygienic standards are far from optimal! Last, but...
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