Update location Van Baerlestraat.
Our location on Van Baerlestraat is currently closed due to a large-scale renovation and redesign. As a result, it is temporarily not possible to register or request a tour. The beautiful, stately building deserves attention; the floor will be completely replaced, and from there, we will rebuild the group rooms in the style and vision of SamSam. We cannot yet say when this location will reopen. Follow us on Instagram, and we will keep you updated! In the meantime, we warmly welcome you to visit our locations on Bilderdijkstraat, Marcantilaan, Frederik Hendrikstraat, and in Westerpark.
Groups Van Baerlestraat
Baby group (10 weeks – 18 months)
The baby group is set up for children aged between 10 weeks and 18 months. At this stage, children go through important developments and we offer them space to look out into the world in peace. But also to be able to crawl or take their first steps when they are ready. There is plenty of space for babies who are lying down to safely observe the moving children from a distance. For crawling and walking babies, there are climbing and scrambling materials and a challenging kitchen corner.
Babies have a natural need to explore the world through their senses. They discover the world around them by tasting, looking, listening, smelling and feeling. Therefore, the baby groups do not work with themes, but sensomotor activities are offered here. When the baby is stimulated with different textures, sights, sounds, smells and tastes, neural connections between brain cells will develop and this develops intelligence. An environment that does not stimulate the senses creates fewer neural connections than an environment rich in sensory stimuli. Everything the baby hears, sees, touches, smells or tastes provides a foundation for future learning.
In the baby group, a maximum of 12 children are cared for by three pedagogical staff members.
Toddler group (18 months – 3 years)
In the toddler group, there are various corners set up, such as a play kitchen, building corner, green corner, number/letter corner, and an art space. Distributed across the spaces, they occur only once, giving more depth to the corners. The children are challenged appropriate to their age and development and learn to play in small groups in a corner. Challenging corners have been created in which children can play independently.
