Rotterdam

Kindergarden Waterloostraat

Waterloostraat 164
3062 TX Rotterdam

Hi, I'm Judith Zwier, location manager of Kindergarden Waterloostraat Rotterdam. Would you like to come and take a look at our childcare location?

Even on the busiest days, our daycare feels like a space of refuge. The light, welcoming, and well-equipped rooms have a personal and intimate feel to them. You’ll appreciate the comfort and convenience of our single-story building, and we look forward to showing it to you when you come take a tour! In the baby group, we observe your child’s natural rhythm and assess their needs on this basis. This means that if your child is still asleep at feeding time, we’ll simply wait until they wake up. Mealtimes are very important social occasions at our daycare facility and a special time for our children and staff. The children always eat their meals in our laps.

We offer a wonderful exercise room for our younger and older toddlers where they can dance, jump around, and engage in many other forms of physical activity. Our music room is where our kids are taught by our resident Kindergarden band, who introduce the children to a variety of sounds and musical instruments.

Step outside and you’ll be in our stimulating urban garden, where our infants enjoy their own section directly adjacent to their group. They’re shielded from the older children and can enjoy the fresh air without being interrupted. Our younger and older toddlers like to ride their bikes across the exciting activity track (featuring a natural play tunnel) or play hide-and-seek in the bamboo patch. Everything is set up to encourage them to play and explore.

We’re located in Rotterdam’s Kralingen district, near the downtown area. You’ll pass us on the A16 highway, if you happen to be heading that way.

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 willow tunnel or in the sandpit, or race around on small bicycles or carts.
Gym

Toddlers enjoy exercising every day. This enables them to discover their bodies through play. That’s why we do this outside every day or in our huge basement gym when the weather is poor. That way, everyone gets the chance to let off steam for a while.
Music room

The children can get to know various musical instruments in our own music room. We explain how they work but, of course, they can try them out for themselves!
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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1 Baby group

0 - 2 year

1 Infant group

1 - 3 year

1 Toddler group

2 - 4 year

1 Older toddler group

3+ year

We’re simply delighted with Kindergarden Waterloostraat. All the staff are professional, motivated, and caring and there’s such a nice atmosphere in the groups; anything can be discussed. The rooms are really light and they have a lot of wooden toys, a great garden and they prepare a fresh, hot lunch every day. In short, it’s a really great place for the little ones!

Tessa de Vroome

Mother of Mila (2 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: 254634163

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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Rotterdam

Kindergarden Waterloostraat

Are you coming to take a look at our childcare location?

Hi, I'm Judith Zwier, location manager of Kindergarden Waterloostraat Rotterdam.

Did you know that everything in a child's surrounding can affect them? For that reason, we’ve carefully considered everything we do. Absolutely everything. That’s the secret of Kindergarden. Curious? Feel free to come and take a look at our childcare location!

Judith Zwier

Location manager Kindergarden Waterloostraat Rotterdam

Other Kindergarden locations nearby Waterloostraat

Our childcare staff can focus entirely on the children, because they receive optimal support from colleagues at the location. For instance, the cleaning staff makes sure everything is clean and tidy and prepares a fresh, hot lunch for everyone every day. The full-time location manager is responsible for supervising staff, administration, and for answering practical questions from parents. Working together like this ensures that we have all the time we need to care for, guide, and help your child develop.

In ‘Wereldwijs’, our childcare program, we explain how we offer that attention and guidance and why we work like this. As we have developed, detailed, and recorded everything in a well-thought-out way, ‘Wereldwijs’ offers the perfect guidance for our childcare staff. This program ensures that, as parent, you know which development points we will be focusing on.

Walk into any of the groups and you’ll see clearly marked corners and play equipment everywhere. They invite you to investigate and play! Our furniture as the play equipment, we ensure that this grows with your child.

Rotterdam

Kindergarden Waterloostraat

Explore the unique childcare at Kindergarden Waterloostraat

On our childcare center, we have horizontal groups

Our childcare through the eyes of a parent

Childcare rates 2024

Rate per hour: € 11,97

Hot lunch

Diapers

Formula

Pacifiers & bottles

Opening hours

Frequently asked questions about our childcare

Photos from our childcare center

Rotterdam

Kindergarden Waterloostraat

Are you coming to take a look at our childcare location?

Other Kindergarden locations nearby Waterloostraat

What makes childcare from Kindergarden so unique?

Our staff is our greatest asset

Wereldwijs our own pedagogical program

Our interior and play equipment: looking through the eyes of your child