Allocating a mentor

Do you run a childcare centre? Then you need to allocate a mentor (in Dutch) to each child. You must inform the parents who their child’s mentor is.

What is a mentor?

The mentor is pedagogic member of staff in charge of children in one of the groups. The mentor is the point of contact for the parents to discuss the welfare of their child. In the case of out-of-school childcare, the mentor is also the point of contact for the child itself. The mentor does not need to be one of the familiar faces of the child.

Parental meetings

In childcare centres, the mentor has to discuss the development of the child with the parents from time to time. In the case of out-of-school childcare, this only needs to be done if required.