Voorschool Gerardus Majella

Strengths

• Warm and personal interactions between staff and children
• Good emotional safety through trusted relationships
• Effective language stimulation during daily moments
• Strong support for independence and social skills
• Staff are familiar with the policy and work in accordance with it
• Good parental involvement and transition to primary education
• Sufficient qualified staff for early childhood education

Violations

• The pedagogical policy plan lacked a concrete description of the framework within which deviations from required staffing levels may occur for a maximum of 3 hours per day
• The pedagogical policy plan lacked a concrete description of tasks and supervision of interns and volunteers

Summary

Voorschool Gerardus Majella in Nieuw-Schoonebeek, part of Stichting Catent Kinderopvang, offers daycare (kinderdagverblijf/KDV) for up to 14 children aged 2–4 years. During the annual inspection by the Municipal Health Service (GGD) Drenthe, the location received a positive assessment for its pedagogical climate, staff, and groups. One violation was identified in the pedagogical policy: the plan lacked concrete descriptions of frameworks for staffing deviations and of tasks for interns/volunteers. This was resolved following a recovery offer. The pedagogical practice showed strong points: warm interactions, emotional safety, language stimulation, and social skills development. The advice to the municipality of Emmen is: no enforcement action.