On Monday, October the 16th, the BES(t) 4 kids program on St. Eustatius pays special attention to all pedagogical staff in childcare. Their professional role is very important to ensure the quality of daycare and out-of-school programs. They take care of children during the time parents are at work. With them in the childcare centers … Read more
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The twinning program initiated by BES(t) 4 kids between childcare organizations on St. Eustatius and Op Stoom from the Netherlands is evoking many positive reactions. Op Stoom demonstrates that an approach focusing on learning through play can make a big difference to children’s development. You can see the video on our BES(t) 4 kids Facebook … Read more
On Wednesday, March 1st, 2023, at the Methodist Elma, Ms. Linda Blankhorst from Op Stoom (Netherlands) conducted a child observation workshop for all 7 childcare organizations on Sint Eustatius. This workshop was about observing the development of children in childcare to find out their physical, social, emotional, cognitive and creative development through play. Together, the … Read more
BES(t)4kids dedicated the week of the 16th of October to all pedagogical workers on Sint Eustatius. The program wants to offer all children in the Caribbean Netherlands safe and affordable childcare of a high quality standard. However this is not possible without the dedication of all those who work with the children attending daycare and … Read more
From the 7th of October to the 21st, 4 pedagogical staff members and the director of Dutch childcare organization Op Stoom will be on St. Eustatius for an exchange visit. This visit is part of the Twinning Program of BES(t) 4 kids between childcare organizations from Sint Eustatius and the organization from the Netherlands. The … Read more
BES(t) 4 kids wants to offer all children in the Caribbean Netherlands safe and affordable childcare of a high-quality standard. As a part of the twinning program Linda Blankhorst from the Dutch childcare center ‘Op Stoom’ is currently on St. Eustatius. She is here for two weeks working along with the daycare centers and out-of-school … Read more
The BES(t) 4 kids team on Statia recently appointed a field coach to support the daycare centers and the out-of-school programs. The field coach, Paula Pandt-Pompier, is a qualified and experienced professional in childcare and education. She will further strengthen the BES(t) 4 kids team consisting of Carol Jack-Roosberg, Director Social Domain of the Public … Read more
Six employees of childcare centre Op Stoom from the Netherlands are working at the childcare centres on St. Eustatius, from December 6th till December 17th, 2021. Their visit is part of the ‘twinning program’. With this program the BES(t) 4 kids program offers the opportunity to learn from each other’s knowledge and experience. This contributes … Read more
The construction of the new building for the Out of School program is expected to start in the second half of 2022. The area that is designated for the realization of this building is situated in Lynch, to the north of the Governor de Graaff school. The Public Entity St. Eustatius is responsible for the … Read more
In the following two weeks the BES(t) 4 kids program on Statia will participate in a twinning program with Haarlem in The Netherlands. In Statia the program takes place online. The theme is Pedagogical Policy and what this means in the daily situation in the childcare centers of St. Eustatius. The kick-off of this part … Read more