We prepare fruit and vegetable snacks for our infants every day, and our toddlers regularly visit our afterschool daycare to use its exercise facilities. Since our afterschool daycare center is located within walking distance of our facility, our older toddlers attend daycare there to prepare them for elementary school. This means they’re already familiar with the team and the location by the time they start school.
With each section having a door to the outside that leads to its own yard, our infants can explore the outdoor area in perfect safety: there’s a canopy that provides lots of shade, and they even have their own sandbox. Our discovery garden for younger toddlers has its own water pump, a tumble bar, and plenty of spaces to hide. We look after our vegetable garden together with the children: growing plant cuttings, harvesting, and enjoying the bell peppers, cucumber, fresh mint, strawberries, and pears we grew ourselves.
You may also be interested to know our location is easily accessible and located near the A27 highway.
Explore the unique childcare at Kindergarden Draaibrug
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Discovery garden per group
Each group has its own section of the garden that really invites them to discover and play. Babies can play safely in their own screened area. The infants and toddlers can play to their heart’s content with the water pump, bicycle circuit, tumble bars, and can play hide and seek in the bamboo forest.
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English lessons
Young children’s ears are incredibly receptive to the sounds of other languages. We grasp this opportunity every week so our toddlers get to know English through play. We use our hand puppets Benny and Bella for this.
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Vegetable garden
We have a vegetable garden to teach the children more about nature! We sow seeds, take care of the plants, and harvest them together with the children. And the harvest? We make delicious mint water from it or eat the cucumbers, tomatoes, or strawberries together.
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Older toddlers
Our older toddler group focuses on each toddler’s specific developmental needs, helping to prepare them for elementary school. We aim to promote self-reliance and challenge them to do as much for themselves as possible, which is really useful when they start elementary school.
On our childcare center, we have horizontal groups
Every child lives in a world where everything impresses – and everything has an impact. That is why we work with horizontal groups at our childcare locations.
Our childcare through the eyes of a parent
We’re simply delighted with this daycare center! We really recommend it. Lovely childcare staff and the management is well-organized. The rooms are also furnished in a homely way, with a cozy and calm feel. Our daughter immediately felt at home at Kindergarden Draaibrug. As parent you’re kept well-informed by all the updates via the app, which are great to read!
Childcare rates 2024
Rate per hour: € 11,61
Hot lunch
Freshly and warmly prepared lunch and baby snacks.
Diapers
Diapers and baby wipes by Pampers and Naty, and Naïf and Sudocrem care products.
Formula
Follow-up and growing-up formula by Nutrilon, Hipp Bio, Biobim and Pure Goat Company.
Pacifiers & bottles
Pacifiers and bottles by MAM, Difrax, Bibs, Avent and Dr. Brown.
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Additional information about safety can be found in the inspection report from the GGD.
Opening hours
Monday to Friday: from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm
Bij mogen dragen aan de zorg en (spelenderwijs) ontwikkeling van de kinderen, maakt mij trots. Hoe mooi is het om kinderen uit te dagen, zodat ze dat ene nieuwe stapje durven te zetten en dit vervolgens vol trots aan je laten zien. Zij zorgen elke dag voor een lach op mijn gezicht. Hier doe je het voor!
Frequently asked questions about our childcare
To increase the chances of securing a spot, we recommend enrolling your child as soon as possible at our childcare. We take your preferences into account during our planning and strive to fulfill your wishes to the best of our ability.
That depends on various factors including preferred days, how many days you need, and how flexible you are. For example, the likelihood of a placement becoming available for one day is greater than three or four days becoming available in one go. The more flexible you are as a parent, the greater the likelihood that we will be able to offer you a place.
If you’re seeking a place quickly, we’d be happy to look at the options available in our schedule. At the busier locations, we often work approximately four months ahead, so it can take some time before you hear from us. If there’s a waiting list, we rely on cancellations/schedule changes for new places to become available.
Are you pregnant and looking for a place in the longer term? We have horizontal groups at Kindergarden and this affects how far ahead we can plan. Horizontal means that children move on to the next group at a certain time. As we take a child’s development and age and the days that a child spends at the daycare center into account, we plan four to six months ahead, depending on how busy the center is. A schedule can also change a lot. Factors that influence this include registration of siblings (they are given priority), schedule changes for children who already have a placement (switching days or increasing the number of days), and cancellations.