A mother who brought her three -month -old daughter to daycare a few years ago in Tilburg, was shocked by the recent revelations about abuses there. “We removed her four years ago. Unimaginable that this is still happening.”
Four years ago, the young couple chose Minies in Tilburg to have their then three -month -old daughter caught on it. That choice was especially practical: the mother worked irregularly and the shelter was on the route to her work. “The owner of Minies also immediately made a very good impression,” says the mother. “She was energetic, friendly and clearly had a heart for the case. It felt good,” she says.
The daycare has been known for a long time at GGD Hart voor Brabant and the municipality. In 2020, inspection reports showed that the reception varies variable for the quality requirements. The mother did not find it strikingly dirty when she brought her daughter away: “It looked neat. The interior and the toys were outdated, but it didn’t feel bad.”
She did not notice that her daughter often came home dirty. “We had a different diaper brand than the shelter, so we knew that it was not always changed.” The daughter also regularly spit: “Although we gave clean clothes, we got her dirty. She had to take a bath at home.”
This is going on at the daycare center
At daycare center Minies in Tilburg, abuses were found by the GGD. Since June 2020, inspection reports show that the childcare location alternately and does not meet the quality requirements set. Violations are regularly determined during inspections, ranging from staff who do not have a children’s first aid certificate to the unsanitary change of children.
A recent inspection report from the GGD Hart voor Brabant on behalf of the municipality of Tilburg also shows abuses.
For the mother, alarm bells did not start ringing immediately: “It is our first child, we had no comparison with other reception locations, so we did not know that this was not normal.”
Her daughter suffered from stuffiness and got a puffer that was rarely administered. “I picked her up several times while she had trouble breathing. Then I got a ‘sorry’, but it continued to happen.” Once her daughter even fainted while drinking, without being informed of it. “I only heard that when picking up. That was the drop for me.”
According to her, the leadership was transparent about what went well and not, but when she indicated that she was very shocked by this, she was blamed: her daughter would be better off at a medical daycare center. “While her only problem was that she needed her puffer. If she just got it, nothing would be wrong.”
“She flourished on the new daycare: she was working on a catch -up race.”
After the switch to another daycare, her daughter flourished. “Within a few weeks she started to crawl, her development suddenly went very fast.” It made her realize that she was sitting in the box a lot in Minies, or was standing still, and was playfully working on a catch -up race in her skills in the new daycare. “As a result, we realized all the more that it was wrong with Minies.”
The difference also became clear in terms of hygiene. “At Minies we thought: she is often dirty, it is part of it. But with the new daycare she came home clean and well -cared for.”
Her daughter is now four years old and she was pointed to the article by Omroep Brabant about Minies by friends and acquaintances. “I was really shocked. The GGD was already involved, but apparently nothing has changed.”
She calls on other parents to stay alert. “The outside looks friendly, but trust your feelings. If you are in doubt, it is not for nothing.”
