Our School
De Klimboom is a children's center for day care for children aged 0 to 13 and primarily offers ‘general special’ education to the population of Best: The school is a neutral school, i.e., not specifically tied to one philosophy of life or faith. The team at the children's center cordially invites you to view the various pages of this site.
Practical
matters
Read all about our policy, holiday schedules, leave requests, etc.
Vision of learning and education
A warm educational climate: well-being comes first!
De Klimboom
The team
We want our children to enjoy coming to school: success experiences every day for every child!
We focus not only on teaching factual knowledge, but also on encouraging the skills with which children can increase their knowledge independently. Attention to music, art, dance and expression should also be included. We think it is important that the children learn a lot about the world in which they live and that treating it well (environment) is a major task. Reflection with each other is important: children learn to reflect on their own learning and in doing so may and dare to make choices.

Femke
The most beautiful thing you can become is yourself!

Lisette
Be unique you. Excel, shine and be colorful.

Marjon
Start the day with a dance, start the day with a smile. He who looks cheerful in the morning, he smiles all day!

Marco
In our class, we learn something new every day and everyone does their best. We also have fun, because a day without laughter is a day not lived.

Didi
Life is better with some glitter, so shine when you can.

Wendy
Enjoy and love!

Rianne
Don't dream your life, live your dreams!

Marit
Good times know no time.

Femke
Children learn to read and do arithmetic, but above all, to believe in themselves.

Tom
To discover the world, you must first get to know yourself.

Marieke
I am fortunate to be able to teach children things, but perhaps even more fortunate that I learn so much from them myself.

Rick
The future of the world is in my classroom today.

Alex
Don't compare yourself to others, but to the person you were yesterday.

Michiel
'Just' being yourself.

Saskia
Standing still sometimes, really looking and really listening, breathing and enjoying. Because everything you give attention to grows.

Elise
The first requirement of a teacher is love and a good mood!

Lieke
I've never done it before, so I think I can do it!

Maartje
From happy teachers you learn the greatest things.

Scott
Make time for what makes you happy.

Kristel

Marly
The art of being happy lies in the power to derive happiness from the little things.

Esther
Let the little things around you color your life!

Mariska
Be proud of what you have accomplished, even if you have a thousand more dreams. Make sure you also look occasionally, at how far you have come!

Lorijn

Fabian
To be a champion, you have to believe in yourself when no one else does.

Caroline
Do the things that make your heart sing!
Edwin
Alone you can do a lot, together you can do more

Margot
With writing & storytelling, I like to string together connecting words on the cord of language.

Irma
From trying you can learn!

Annemarieke
Music can be heard everywhere! Music makes people happy, connects, energizes and music makes memories!

Ans
You are good the way you are; enjoy life!

Jan
Always stay calm.

Karin
Children may understand with their hands. Being - Doing - Experiencing.

Erwin
Be kind to another and to yourself

Vera
Korein
The team
The staff of Korein Kindcentrum de Klimboom.

Myriam

Evelyn
Annemarie
Petra
Kelly
Linda
Anne

Lindi
Rensel
Bjorn

Elle

Minke

Alyssa

Desiree
Mylene
Useful to know
Practical matters
Useful downloads and practical information.
- School rules De Klimboom
- Provision of medication at school
- Nutrition policy
- Toilet training
- Protocol obligation to provide information to divorced parents
- Head Lice Step-by-Step Plan
- Form for Hypersensitivity
- Hiring Policy
- Dyslexia Protocol
- School Support Profile
- Anti-bullying protocol
- Rules for transporting children
Holidays, days off & study days school year 2025-2026
- Start of the 2025-2026 school year:
Monday, August 18
- Study day:
Wednesday September 3
- Study Day SBO (Stichting B.O.):
Friday October 3
- Fall break
Friday, October 10, 12:00 PM to Sunday, October 19
- Study day:
Monday, December 8, 2025
- Christmas vacation
Friday, December 19, 12:00 PM to zondag 4 januari
- Study day:
Friday, January 30
- Spring break
Friday, February 13, 12:00 PM to Sunday, February 22
- Easter Monday & study day:
Monday 6 & Tuesday 7 April
- May holiday & study day & Liberation Day:
Friday, April 17, 12:00 PM to Tuesday, May 5
- Ascension Day & public holiday:
Thursday 14 & Friday 15 May
- Easter Monday & study day:
Monday 25 & Tuesday 26 May
- Study day:
Friday, June 19
- Summer vacation
Friday, July 10, 12:00 PM to Sunday, August 23
Holidays and free Friday afternoons for students 2026-2027
Start of the 2026-2027 school year | Monday, August 24 |
Study day | Monday September 7 |
Study day | Monday October 5 |
free afternoon | Friday, October 16 from 12:00 |
Fall break | Saturday 17th to Sunday, October 25 |
Study day | Monday December 7 |
free afternoon | Friday, December 18 from 12:00 |
Christmas vacation | Saturday, December 19 to Sunday January 3 |
Study day | Thursday, January 28 |
free afternoon | Friday, February 5 from 12:00 |
Carnival holiday | Saturday, February 6 to Sunday, February 14 |
Long Easter weekend | Saturday, March 27 to Tuesday, March 30 |
free afternoon | Friday, April 23 from 12:00 |
May vacation | Saturday, April 24 to Sunday May 9 |
Long Pentecost weekend | Friday, May 14 to Tuesday, May 18 |
Study day | Friday, June 25 |
free afternoon | Friday, July 23 from 12:00 |
Summer vacation | Saturday, July 24 to Sunday September 5 |
Leave request
Children who turn four years old may attend school; once a child turns five, he or she is subject to compulsory education. Regular requests come from parents/caregivers to give their child an extra day off or an extra vacation outside the regular school vacations.
Children of compulsory school age are not allowed to take vacations outside the established school vacations. The Compulsory Education Act states that your child must attend school when education is provided. Pupils may therefore never simply stay away from school. In some cases, however, an exception to this rule is possible.
In the school guide these exceptions are listed.
Leave must always be requested in writing using the form ‘Application for special leave'You can pick up this form at school from the caretaker or download it from this site:
Download: Formulier Aanvraag bijzonder verlof
You can hand in the completed application to the caretaker or email it to [email protected]
Childcare
Looking for day care, preschool or out of school care? We would like to welcome you and your child(ren) to our childcare at Kindcentrum De Klimboom on the Paardenhei in Best.
We currently have two vacancies for pedagogical professionals at KC de Klimboom.
Baby group (36 hours) & Teamflex day care + out-of-school care (27-36 hours).
In our Children's Center, you get plenty of space to:
to let children discover in a rich and challenging environment;
to work together in a committed and friendly team;
to grow in your profession within Wij zijn JONG;
bij te dragen aan een veilige en vertrouwde omgeving voor kinderen, ouders én collega’s.
Are you a caring and enthusiastic colleague?
We offer childcare for children aged 0-4 years in a baby group (0-2 years) and a toddler group (2-4 years). Toddlers can also make use of our toddler program.
During school weeks, they can play and explore together with other toddlers for at least two mornings a week from 8:30 AM to 12:30 PM through theme-based activities. Toddler care is open 5 days a week, just like day care and after-school care.
For school-aged children ages 4-13, we offer bso before and after school. During vacation weeks and study days, we are of course also there for your child. And vacations wouldn't be vacations without lots of super fun activities!
Younger children are cared for at Kindcentrum De Klimboom. Children aged 7-8 or older are cared for at our location on Gildelaan (near the athletic club).
For more information on our rates, visit www.korein.nl/tarieven.
Do you have another question? If so, please contact the Customer Advice Department. Send an e-mail to [email protected] or call 040 – 294 89 95.
Children who are comfortable in their own skin develop optimally. We consider contributing to this our most important task. By creating a warm atmosphere with plenty of personal attention. And just as important: by starting from what children can do themselves, no matter how small they are. We give your child the space to invent and discover in their own way. To clamber and climb. To take initiative. To fall down once and get up again. To laugh together. And especially to color outside the lines. Because we believe that your child will benefit from this.
You see them grow at Korein.
Participation council
Kindcentrum De Klimboom has a participation council, MR for short. This council consists of 6 people: three teachers and three parents. Both sections (staff and parents) have the right to consent and / or advise on various topics such as personnel policy, school plan, school guide, vacation planning, housing and spending of the parental contribution. The management asks the MR for advice on these matters before making final decisions.
The Participation Council (MR) focuses on the collective interests of employees, students and parents. In order to bring issues to the attention of the MR, it is of course useful to know who the members of the Participation Council are. We would like to introduce ourselves!
In this folder you can read more about the goals of the MR.
Anyone who would like more information about the MR or would like to bring an issue to the MR's attention can speak to one of the members or send an email to [email protected]
Kind regards,
The Participation Council
Paardenhei 1,
5685 GW Best
[email protected]
The Participation Council currently consists of:
- Timon Nagel (Parent)
- Erwin van Nijnatten (Parent; Chairman)
- Mark Pijnenburg (Parent)
- Marco Ronken (Teacher)
- Maartjes Smits (Teacher)
- Erwin van der Steen (Teacher)
Edwin Grotentraast (Director of De Klimboom) attends the MR meetings.
The MR meets regularly and various (policy) issues are discussed.
Minutes of 2021:
Minutes of 2022:
Minutes of 2023:
Minutes of 2024:
- MR notulen 15 januari 2024
- MR notulen 11 maart 2024
- MR notulen 15 april 2024
- MR notulen 3 juni 2024
- MR notulen 23 september 2024
Minutes of 2025:
- MR notulen 3 februari 2025
- MR notulen 17 maart 2025
- MR notulen 23 juni 2025
- MR notulen 22 september 2025
- MR notulen 10 november 2025
Minutes of 2026: