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Start with your most important requirements — location, opening hours, pedagogical approach — and compare locations on reviews and the latest GGD inspection report instead of relying only on the childcare's own website. On Kiddie you simply type what you're looking for ("daycare in Utrecht, open before 8am, organic food") and immediately see all nearby locations, compared on reviews, GGD reports and atmosphere. All 18,000+ registered locations in the Netherlands are included, so you won't miss anything.

Comparing works best on an independent platform that brings all locations together, since an individual childcare's website only shows itself. Kiddie gathers 82,000+ parent reviews and 48,000+ GGD inspection reports, and puts locations side by side on the things that really matter. You see the differences at a glance, without browsing every website separately.

The best indicator is the GGD inspection report: the GGD checks every registered childcare provider for safety, hygiene and pedagogical quality. Combine that with recent parent reviews for a complete picture. On Kiddie you'll find the latest GGD report summarized per location — strengths, areas for improvement and any violations — plus reviews from other parents, without having to dig through reports yourself.

Pay attention to opening hours that fit your work schedule, the pedagogical approach, group size, the latest GGD report, other parents' experiences and whether there's availability. Make a shortlist and visit before you choose. Kiddie summarizes all these points per location, so you have a shortlist in minutes instead of evenings of searching.

A daycare (KDV) provides day care for children aged 0–4 who don't yet go to school. After-school care (BSO) is for school-age children aged 4–12, before and after school hours and during holidays. On Kiddie you can search specifically for KDV or BSO and compare both on location, reviews and availability.

In 2026 the childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag) reimburses an hourly rate up to €11.23 for daycare (KDV), €9.98 for after-school care (BSO) and €8.49 for childminders; many locations charge slightly more than that maximum. What you pay net depends on your income and the number of childcare hours. On Kiddie you can see the rates per location and compare childcare on price, so you know what's realistic in your area.

Availability changes quickly and varies by location, so check multiple childcare spots at once instead of waiting on a single waitlist. On Kiddie, locations with immediate availability are shown at the top, so you can easily find them.

A GGD report describes whether a childcare provider meets the legal requirements for safety, health, staffing and pedagogy. Pay particular attention to any violations found and whether they've been resolved — isolated points of attention are normal, repeated violations are a red flag. Kiddie summarizes every report in plain language with strengths, areas for improvement and violations listed clearly, so you don't have to read the full report yourself.

Not every childcare provider clearly states this on their own site, so searching by feature works fastest on a platform that makes all locations searchable. On Kiddie you simply describe what you want — "Montessori after-school care in Rotterdam" or "daycare with organic food open before 7:30" — and the AI immediately filters the matching locations.

Enrollment happens per childcare location, often via a form or waitlist; start early, since popular locations have waiting times of months. Enroll at multiple locations at once to improve your chances. Through Kiddie you can enroll directly at participating locations, or save your favorites in your account in advance.

"Best" depends on what matters to you — location, opening hours, approach, price — weighed against reviews and GGD quality. On Kiddie you'll find an up-to-date overview of all locations per city and neighborhood, ranked on the points that count for you, from Amsterdam to Maastricht.

Kiddie is free for parents. You pay nothing to search, compare, read reviews or enroll, and you don't pay a higher childcare price by searching through Kiddie either.

Kiddie uses AI to understand your search query in plain language and to summarize reviews and GGD reports per location. Your data is treated confidentially in accordance with our privacy policy and is not sold to third parties.