Silvester-Bernadette

Strengths

• The pedagogical climate meets all requirements
• The pedagogical practice meets all requirements, including the four basic objectives of Riksen-Walraven
• Early childhood education meets all 17 assessed conditions
• Safety and health meet all requirements
• All staff members hold the correct Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) and registration
• Dutch is correctly used as the language of communication

Violations

• Deployment of pedagogical policy staff: the annual minimum number of hours was not determined in the correct manner. The number of registered childcare centers (163) did not correspond with the document 'Overview hours calculation deployment pedagogical coaches' (8,100 hours instead of the required 8,150 hours). The violation was resolved through a recovery offer on 5 February 2026.

Summary

Peuteropvang Stekje in Helmond, part of Spring Kinderopvang, was inspected by the Municipal Health Service (GGD) on 14 January 2026. The location provides early childhood education (voorschoolse educatie/VVE) to 32 children (ages 2–4) in two core groups, uses the Startblokken VVE program, and is located opposite Basisschool Sylvester Bernadette. The overall assessment is positive: most quality requirements are met. One violation was identified regarding the deployment of pedagogical policy staff, where the hours calculation did not match the actual number of registered locations. The provider made use of the recovery offer, and the violation has since been resolved. The GGD advises the municipality of Helmond not to take enforcement measures.