On Tuesday the 23rd of April, the Second Chamber voted positively on the law proposal Childcare BES. In this law proposal, the basic rules are laid down for the quality, supervision and financing of childcare on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. In the Spring Memorandum, the cabinet also reserved about 8 million euro per year … Read more
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In honour of the five-year anniversary of the BES(t) 4 kids programme, the programme is publishing the magazine ‘The best of BES(t) 4 kids’. This magazine looks back on five years of building together to improve childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands. The magazine contains open-hearted interviews with stakeholders from Bonaire, Saba, St. Eustatius and the … Read more
In order to ensure that the future childcare compensation is realistic and organizations can continue to provide good childcare, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Employment (SZW) commissioned a study into the costs of childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands. Based on this study, the research agency Amsterdam Bureau for Economics (EBA) gives an advice about … Read more
On the 28th of June, 2023, the Public Entity of Bonaire and the Ministry of Health, Welfare and Sport (VWS) organised an information evening for the directors of childcare centres on Bonaire. They were informed about the compulsory Protection Code (Kodigo di Protekshon) that will come into effect in the Caribbean Netherlands as of the 1st of … Read more
On Tuesday the 4th of April, the Inspectorate of Education published a report following the first measurement of childcare quality in the Caribbean Netherlands. The inspectorate visited all childcare organisations on Bonaire, Saba, and St. Eustatius in 2021 and 2022. This first round of inspections shows that the quality of childcare needs further improvement. It … Read more
On Thursday the 16th of February, the draft Law Kinderopvang BES (Childcare in Caribbean Netherlands) was presented to the House of Representatives. This proposal for a new law lays down the basic rules for the quality, supervision and financing of childcare on Bonaire, Saba and St. Eustatius. The aim is to provide good, safe and … Read more
This month 25 pedagogical employees from the childcare on Bonaire passed their MBO training to become (assistant) pedagogical employee. With this they are one step closer to meeting the diploma requirements set out in the Island Ordinance Childcare last year as part of the BES(t) 4 kids program. More than half of all childcare professionals … Read more
This week the first four groups with a total of 50 childcare employees on Bonaire started with the First Aid training for children, as part of the program BES(t) 4 kids. This year employees of all childcare organizations on Bonaire are being trained to ensure that at each childcare location at least one adult with … Read more
As of July 1, 2021, childcare organizations on Bonaire and St. Eustatius will receive more subsidy from the Central Government so they can further lower the parental contribution. This is a next step in the program BES(t) 4 kids to provide good, safe and affordable childcare for children in the Dutch Caribbean. Since last year, … 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