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How do the childcare facilities allocate the places?

The childcare facility itself allocates the places they have. Many people request childcare but not everyone finds a place. The childcare facilities take several factors into account when they allocate the places.

Legal groups with priority

In the childcare facility with income rate, there are different groups that get priority according to the law.

Who gets priority in the childcare facility?

On the website of Kind en Gezin you can read more about the groups that have priority according to the law.

Do you speak enough Dutch?

Then your child can be given priority. This is possible for a maximum of 55% of the children.

Why do some people get priority?

A good childcare facility is important for all children. Children from vulnerable families do not often come to the childcare facility. The childcare facility can make a big difference for these children.

Please note! There are not that many places in the childcare facilities. So it is not certain that you will find a place for your child, even though you have priority.

Groups that the childcare facility itself gives priority to

The childcare facility itself may also choose who gets priority. For example:

Would you like to know which groups a childcare facility gives priority to? Click on the information sheet of the childcare facility.

Please note! There are not that many places in the childcare facilities. It is therefore not certain that you will find a place for your child, even if you have priority.

What else does the childcare facility look at?

When allocating free places, the childcare facility looks at priority groups.

The childcare facility also looks at:

Care plan

Sometimes several children can use one place in the childcare facility. These children then come to the childcare facility part-time. So sometimes a part-time place becomes available.

Families looking for a full-time place cannot use a part-time place.

Start date

The childcare facility fills as many free places as possible. Therefore, the childcare facility gives the free places to families who can start when the place is free.

For example: a place is free starting in September. You do not want to start with the childcare facility until December? Then the childcare facility will not give the place to you.

Age of the child

In the childcare facility the children are in a group. Usually this is a group with children of the same age. Babies and toddlers are often in separate groups. A baby cannot be placed with the toddlers.

Tip: Can you start at an earlier or later date? Can you start with another care plan? Be sure to write this in your application. This way the childcare facility can take this it into account.

How important is the date of your application?

The childcare facility allocates most places 7 months before the start date. So preferably make your application more than 7 months before the start. That way you have the best chance of getting a place.

You can also get a place for an earlier start. But then you have less chance of getting a place. Sometimes the childcare facility does keep places available for urgent applications.

The childcare facility does not look at the exact day you applied. Waiting longer for a place does not mean you have more priority.

When do you receive an answer from the childcare facility?

Are you looking for childcare in 5 months or even sooner? Then every childcare facility on our website will see your application. So you can get a proposal from a childcare facility that you did not choose yourself.

The number of places is limited

Not every family seeking childcare finds a place.

What can you do yourself?

Do you have a question?

Call us on 02 788 31 73 from Monday to Friday, from 9.30am to 12.30pm.

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