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Bulthuis is a childminder (gastouder) in Smallingerland. This childminder is affiliated with the childminder agency Gastouderbureau Jool. The care takes place at the requesting parent's home in Smallingerland.
The location has been registered in the National Childcare Register (LRK) since 2025 under number 260162449. Inspection reports are publicly available through the LRK and the care is periodically inspected by the Municipal Health Service (GGD).
With a capacity of 6 childcare places, this is a small-scale form of care.
This childminder is affiliated with Gastouderbureau Jool. On the agency page you will find additional information for parents about guidance and registration.
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Gastouderbureau Jool offers parents a personal and reliable route to suitable childminder care (gastouderopvang). The bureau takes the full administrative burden off parents' hands, arranges payments between parents and childminders, and ensures professional guidance for both childminders and parents. Parents receive support in finding a childminder who fits their wishes and family situation, through a careful matching process that begins with a personal intake interview at home.
Gastouderbureau Jool is active in the northern provinces of the Netherlands. The bureau has its roots in Friesland, where founder Alina van der Heide lives in Drachten. Childminders in this region can always turn to the bureau for questions and support.
Gastouderbureau Jool is registered in the National Childcare Register (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) and is inspected annually by GGD Fryslân. The bureau carries out risk assessments at all childminders and these are available for parents to view. There is an active parent committee that advises on pedagogical policy, quality, safety and prices. The bureau has a complaints procedure and privacy policy in accordance with legal requirements.
GGD Inspection
All good
Inspection date: September 30, 2026
Strengths
- Pedagogical practice: sensitive and responsive interaction with children
- Playful stimulation of children's development
- Encouragement of social knowledge and skills
- Attention to transmission of norms and values
- Safe, accessible and appropriately furnished indoor and outdoor spaces
- Correct registration and compliance with all formalities (Certificate of Conduct/VOG, persons register, first aid/ EHBO)
- Telephone accessibility and backup cover well arranged
Summary
GGD Fryslân conducted an annual inspection on 30 September 2026 at childminder Bulthuis in Houtigehage, commissioned by the municipality of Smallingerland. The childminder cares for 4 children (0-8 years) via childminder agency (gastouderbureau) Jool and is registered for 6 childcare places. The inspection involved an unannounced visit during which documents, the care address and the interview with the childminder were examined. The childminder was found to meet all assessed inspection items. The pedagogical plan was initially incomplete but was supplemented and approved during the inspection. The pedagogical practice was assessed positively: the childminder acts sensitively and responsively, playfully stimulates development and pays attention to social skills and norms and values. No violations or areas for improvement were identified. The childminder agreed with the report and did not submit any comments.
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Phone
0622685429Website
www.kinderopvangjool.nlLRK number
260162449Reviews
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