Childcare organisations and host parents will receive financial compensation until the 1st of July, 2021, if they have to close due to Covid-19. This has been decided by the Central Government and the Public Entity Bonaire under the BES(t) 4 kids program. The Public Entity Bonaire asks childcare organisations not to charge a parental contribution … Read more
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With the help of the BES(t) 4 kids program children receive extra support with homework in the Saba library, so that all children have the opportunity to develop to their full potential. Press release Public Entity Saba: The Executive Council has approved funding to continue the after-school activities at the Queen Wilhelmina Library in … Read more
As part of the BES(t) 4 Kids program, a child care cost price-reducing subsidy has been introduced, which lowers the monthly amount that parents have to pay for their child(ren) in daycare and after-school care. The BES(t) 4 Kids program is continuously working on improving child care quality in the Caribbean Netherlands, including Saba. … Read more
On Monday, the 21st of December, Rayan Rammo, on behalf of deputy Nina den Heyer, handed over the first gift cards to the employees of childcare center Hardin di Chikitin ‘Nos Kas’. All employees who work in childcare, will receive a gift card before Christmas this year. “You have shown leadership and passion for the … Read more
A new, second group of staff of the Laura Linzey Day Care Center and the After-School Care Organization started the two-year training Caribbean Vocational Qualification (CVQ) level 2 Early Childhood Education (ECE) since early September. Classes take place at the Saba Comprehensive School (SCS) and are facilitated by teacher Floyd Pryce. The group attends classes … Read more
The consultation for the draft Law Childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands started at the beginning of November and will run until the 31st of December 2020. The basic rules for childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands have been laid down in the draft law. The goal is to provide good-quality, safe and affordable childcare for all … Read more
The first meeting of the Bonaire Pedagogical Network took place on 20 August. Directors and managers from childcare centres, after-school care and primary education were well-represented, as were policy officers from various Public Entity of Bonaire (OLB) services and the Ministry of Education, Culture and Science (OCW). Via the Pedagogical Network the BES(t) 4 kids … Read more
Effective from July 15th the Childcare Island Ordinance is in force on Bonaire, with quality criteria for childcare organisations. From that moment childcare organisations have to apply for an operating licence with the Public Entity Bonaire (OLB). The temporary subsidy scheme also took effect on Bonaire. This allows childcare organisations to lower the childcare costs … Read more
As of July 1st, 2020 childcare and out-of-school care organizations in Bonaire and St. Eustatius can qualify for a cost-price reducing subsidy. This subsidy is a next step in the BES(t) 4 kids program to make childcare more accessible to parents. With the subsidy, a childcare organization can reduce the parental contribution and take measures … Read more
The parental contribution for childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands will decrease considerably for most parents. Childcare must be accessible to all children from 2022 onwards. State Secretary Tamara van Ark (Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment, SZW) and minister Arie Slob (Ministry of Education, Culture and Science OCW) report this in a letter to the … Read more