BES(t) 4 Kids pursues two goals: to strengthen the quality of childcare and after school facilities and to improve financial accessibility for parents. The program aims to have two important schemes in operation at the beginning of 2020: a new island ordinance with quality criteria for childcare organizations and a subsidy scheme to reduce the … Read more

It is the ambition of BES(t) 4 kids to to offer high-quality, safe and affordable childcare and afterschool care for all children in the Caribbean Netherlands by 2022. A first concrete step to make childcare accessible to all parents is now being taken by expanding the number of subsidized places. With this, more parents are … Read more

During their visit to Saba, St. Eustatius and Bonaire, State Secretaries Van Ark and Knops signed a long-term plan for boosting childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands. The programme plan stems from collaboration between the three Public Entities and the Ministries of Education, Culture and Science (OCW), Social Affairs and Employment (SZW), Health, Welfare and Sport … Read more