Stichting Kinderopvang Het Elfenbankje

Strengths

• Close-knit, engaged and well-trained team
• Safe, loving and stimulating pedagogical practice
• Every child has a fixed mentor and two development conversations per year
• Rich, language-rich play and learning environment with sufficient preschool education hours
• Good transition and handover to primary school De Springstok
• Up-to-date safety and health policy, reporting code known

Violations

• Music teacher was missing from the Childcare Persons Register (resolved within the investigation period)

Summary

The Municipal Health Service (GGD) annual report of 18 September 2025 concludes that daycare center Het Elfenbankje (24 places, 2 groups, including preschool education) performs predominantly well. The pedagogical climate is experienced as safe, loving and stimulating; children are given room to choose, are addressed kindly and are offered targeted development activities. The team is stable, engaged and meets all diploma and language requirements; each child has a fixed mentor and parents are informed about development twice per year. The preschool education (16 hours per week) is more than sufficient, with a rich play and learning environment and good connection with primary school De Springstok. There is an up-to-date safety and health policy, staff know the reporting code and parents can find the policy online. During the investigation it emerged that the structurally present music teacher was missing from the Childcare Persons Register; following the recovery offer, he has since been registered and linked, bringing the violation to an end. The GGD advises the municipality not to impose enforcement measures because the organization has taken adequate measures to prevent recurrence.