Wicomb

Strengths

• Warm and responsive pedagogical practice with attention to emotional safety and personal development
• Childminder holds the required diploma and valid first aid certificate
• Care setting is smoke-free and meets all registration requirements
• Adequate group composition and availability of back-up childcare
• Good knowledge of the domestic violence and child abuse reporting code

Violations

• Risk assessment did not correctly describe the risk posed by the gate between the back and front garden, and lacked an appropriate measure
• Measure to keep shed locked during childcare hours was not implemented
• Measure that the fireplace should not be lit during childcare hours was not taken by the childminder (parent had lit the fireplace)

Summary

The annual inspection of 19 January 2026 of childminder/host parent care (gastouderopvang) Wicom b in Zeist, brokered by Kroost Nannies, presents a predominantly positive picture. The childminder provides care for 3 children aged 2-5 years at the parents' home. All domains — registration, pedagogical climate, requirements for the childminder, accommodation, and safety — are met. The childminder demonstrates a warm, responsive pedagogical approach and holds the correct diplomas and certificates. However, there were three shortcomings in the area of safety: a missing description of the risk posed by the gate between the front and back garden, an unlocked shed door, and a lit fireplace that according to the risk assessment should have been off. Following a recovery offer, the childminder corrected these points within 14 days, as evidenced by photographs and a revised risk assessment received on 30 January 2026. The advice to the municipality is: no enforcement action.