All rooms have a warm and homelike feel, and we’ve created clearly marked areas for your baby to crawl to and discover various toys and other play products. This familiarity gives them a sense of comfort and security. We’ve also made a point of restricting the number of stimuli in these corners, so as to prevent your child from getting too distracted and keeping the focus on his or her game.
We sometimes like to divide the toddler group into two smaller groups so we can devote more time to one particular activity. One of the groups gets to run around and play in the yard, while the other does crafts in a nook designed especially for this purpose.
Our green yard makes you forget the city
In our long and spacious yard, you’ll completely forget you’re in a city! We’ve got zigzag trees our younger and older toddlers can hide behind, a large sandbox, and a separate, blocked-off section for our infants, so they too get the opportunity to freely explore their environment and play in the fresh air. We use shading covers during the summer months to shield the children from the bright sun.
We’re just a 3-minute walk from Utrecht’s city center, near the Waterlinie (New Dutch Water Line), from which you can get right onto the A12, A27, and A28 highways.

Hi, I'm Rowena Huisman, location manager of Kindergarden Maliebaan Utrecht. Would you like to come and take a look at our childcare location?
Explore the unique childcare at Kindergarden Maliebaan
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Adventurous garden
Our large green garden really invites children to start discovering and playing. And every age group has its own separate part of the garden, so the babies can play quietly, separate from the busy infants and toddlers.
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Creative studio
We often split the toddler and preschool groups into smaller groups so we can carry out an activity with more focus and attention. For example, in our workshop, we offer different craft materials than in the group, such as magic sand.
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Babygardens
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.
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Interactive movement program
Every day, the toddlers exercise with Friends call me Jim. Using characters and magical stories, we stimulate the children's imagination and experience, helping them discover the joy of movement.
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.



Childcare rates 2025
Rate per hour: € 12,76

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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Opening hours
Monday to Friday: from 7:30 am to 6:30 pm
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.
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Hi, I'm Rowena Huisman, location manager of Kindergarden Maliebaan Utrecht.
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!