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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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

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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