Daycare center Mippie en Moppie 2 has been suspended due to urgency because we are seriously concerned about the pedagogical approach and the safety of the children. The agency has launched an investigation into the matter brought to light by a former employee of the daycare center. The owner denied those facts. She says it was revenge. She therefore filed a complaint against the former employee for ‘defamation and defamation’. That case was rejected by the court.
VTM Nieuws was able to speak anonymously with another ex-employee. She worked for the nursery about three years ago and was not surprised when she read about the (new) alleged facts. Putting the children to sleep in particular was difficult time and time again. “The children went to sleep, but without a nappy, without a cuddly toy, without a cloth. And some children were not put to bed, they were thrown into bed. I had a hard time with that,” said the former employee. Then they let the children cry for up to an hour
The ex-employee herself also approached Kind & Gezin a few times to submit a complaint. “We also got enough inspection,” she says. “But every time Kind en Gezin came by, everything was actually perfect. We also thought that was very strange.”
Mippie en Moppie 2 is one of six branches in four different municipalities of the same group. The other branches will continue to operate and are not involved in the investigation. Nothing else is known about the daily practices in the nursery in Keerbergen.