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Developing through playing

At our day care centres, free play and fun are paramount. Besides free play, we also offer all pre-schoolers and, where possible, toddlers, targeted activities. Various areas of development are thereby addressed: motor-sensory, cognitive-language, creative-imagery and social-emotional. The activities are linked to themes such as Animal Manners. A theme lasts 6 to 8 weeks. This method has been developed by our pedagogues and is called Playful Development.

Targeted activities

We do 2 targeted activities per day, for example a creative activity and an activity to stimulate language and vocabulary such as singing songs and story time. In the mornings, we usually do activities in which all of the children can participate. In the afternoons, when the youngest children are asleep, there is more time for pre-school activities. This might include a climbing and scrambling course. 

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A theme corner or theme cupboard is created for the pre-schoolers and for the youngest children we provide them with a theme basket. In it, we place objects that fit the theme and that have different features, such as hard and soft, large and small, heavy and light. For example, with the theme "Animal Manners," we might place a large soft stuffed elephant and a small hard Duplo elephant in the basket. Books about farm animals, domestic or zoo animals, toys that make animal sounds and wooden depictions of animals also fit the theme. 

Pre-schoolers develop rapidly. They learn new words quickly and point out everything they see, hear and feel. They move a lot and love to imitate. From about age three, pre-schoolers play together more. They frequently role play, such as a policeman and a crook or a child and a mother. This is how children practice their social skills.

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How can I register my child?

For our daycare centres, ou-of school care and playgroups you can register online or contact our customer service employees via 035 683 44 99 between 9 a.m. and 4. p.m. They can immediately look at the availability and establish whether this matches your requirements. 

Is there a registration list?

This varies per location and sometimes per group. To avoid disappointments, it is important that you register your child as soon as possible. You can do this via the registration form, or by calling customer advice: 035 683 44 99 (between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.). We have immediate availability at some locations, see this page.

When will I learn that there is a place available for my child?

As soon as we have a place for your child, we will let you know. For the daycare centre and the after-school centre, we aim to inform you no later than six months before the requested childcare date, and for the playgroup no later than three months. If you do not hear anything, this means that we do not (yet) have a place available.

What is your nutrition policy?

We are continuously developing our pedagogical quality and have therefore revised our pedagogical policy in 2020. We have updated our nutrition policy to be adapted to the current day-and-age. The insights about nutrition, and the idea of a healthy diet, are constantly evolving. Our nutritional policy is based on the Schijf van Vijf (Wheel of Five), created by the Voedingscentrum (Dutch Nutrition Centre). We select seasonal fruit and vegetables as much as possible and offer biological dairy and eggs. From now on we do not offer meat products.

View our flyer here with more information about our nutritional policy.