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Kindergarden Bergse Linker Rottekade

Bergse Linker Rottekade 294A
3056 LJ Rotterdam

Hi, I'm Noor Gelok, location manager of Kindergarden Bergse Linker Rottekade Rotterdam. Would you like to come and take a look at our childcare location?

A sense of security, a warm welcome, and a beautiful and accommodating space – these are just some of the things you’ll experience if you come take a tour of our daycare facility (located in a converted church). Many of our professional, qualified staff of educators – including in our baby group – have been with us for many years and will be more than happy to share their ample experience. They’ll be glad to explain to you why we use features such as hanging cradles in our infant groups and why we practice lap feeding.

Part of our morning routine with our younger and older toddlers is waking up our resident gnome, “Pim,” while in the group for older toddlers we go see “Grandpa” every morning. We’ve incorporated a daily rhythm for them, which includes vegetable snack time and our “early bird” routine. We make sure the kids get plenty of exercise, including with our resident dance teacher. Our older toddlers are based in our attic playroom, where they really get to focus on activities to prepare them for elementary school, such as “circle time.”

We have a separate yard for our younger toddlers, one for older toddlers, and a separate section for our infants, where they can enjoy the fresh air in safety and peace. Our younger toddlers can practice their balance on the slope, ride their bikes, play together in the sandbox, or enjoy a moment of solitude in one of the corners. Our toddlers like to engage with stimulating and entertaining learning experiences such as our bamboo patch, playhouse, or vegetable garden.

Our location is beautifully situated on the River Rotte in Hillegersberg, just a short bike ride away from the city center. We provide complimentary parking and easy access to the A16 and A20 highways.

Baby garden

Babies can enjoy the fresh air in complete safety in their own sheltered baby garden area. And the older children can play hide-and-seek to their heart’s content in the little bamboo forest, play in the sandpit, or race around on small bicycles.
Friends call me Jim

The infants and toddlers exercise in our gym hall 2.0 twice a week. It’s equipped with light projections, a projector and really challenging equipment. We use magical stories to stimulate the children’s fantasy and experience and this helps them discover the enjoyment of exercise.
Discovery garden

Our shady garden really invites children to start discovering and playing. There’s a screened area for the babies, and the infants and toddlers also have their own section, which means that each age group can play to their heart’s content on the discovery path, the bicycle circuit, in the sandpit and in the playhouse.
Older toddlers

Our older toddler group focuses on each toddler’s specific developmental needs. We aim to promote self-reliance and challenge them to do as much for themselves as possible, as that will be really useful when they start school!

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2 Babygroups

0 - 2 year

1 Infant group

1 - 3 year

2 Toddler groups

2 - 4 year

1 Older toddler group

2,5 - 4 year

Kindergarden Bergse Linker Rottekade is a really wonderful daycare center in a stunning location. The beautiful old church building feels like a second home. My eldest went there and my youngest is still attending. The children are given such a warm welcome and the staff really give them so much attention. The design is beautiful, there’s a very strong childcare vision and the healthy, hot lunch completes the picture.

Karin Dijkstra

Mother of Jesse en Zoë (2 en 5 years)

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.

LRK number and inspection report GGD

LRK number: 104373295

Inspection report GGD:
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

When do I need to register for 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.

How likely is it that I will be given a place?

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.

When will I hear whether there is 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.

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