Stichting Peuterspeelzaal De Paddestoel

Strengths

• Warm, responsive pedagogical practice with attention to individual children
• Good language stimulation and challenging activities tailored to developmental level
• Childcare professionals adapt well to children's individual pace of development
• Good cooperation with parents, for example in involving absent children with the group
• Early childhood education with recognized Startblokken program and sufficiently qualified staff
• Safe and suitable indoor and outdoor spaces

Summary

Peuterschool De Paddestoel in Geertruidenberg was inspected unannounced on 26 May 2026 by GGD West-Brabant. The annual investigation covered all quality requirements of the Childcare Act. The location provides early childhood education (voorschoolse educatie) to a maximum of 16 toddlers aged 2 to 4 years in the monumental building 'De Bakkerij'. On all assessed areas – pedagogical climate, staff and groups, safety and health, accommodation, and parental rights – the provider meets the legal requirements. No points for improvement or violations were identified. The GGD advises the municipality of Geertruidenberg not to take enforcement measures.