About this childminding agency
Gastouderbureau Amira Children is a nationwide placement agency for childminder care (gastouderopvang) that has been supporting parents in finding suitable childcare for 18 years. The agency mediates between parents seeking care and professional childminders (gastouders), with care taking place either in the childminder's home or at the parents' home. Parents are assigned a personal consultant who guides them through the entire process, from matching to financial settlement. Amira Children safeguards quality through at least two visits per year to the care location, risk assessments, and checks on documents such as first aid certificates and Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG). The agency is registered in the National Childcare Register (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) under LRKP number 195775326.
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For parents
Amira Children supports parents in finding suitable childminder care (gastouderopvang) for children from 6 weeks to 13 years old. The agency offers personal mediation with a dedicated consultant to guide you through the entire process. You can choose care at the childminder's home or in your own home, with flexible hours including evening, night and weekend care. The agency handles all administrative matters, including invoicing, direct debit and support with childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag). Regular evaluations and quality checks ensure continuity and confidence in the care.
Subsidy & costs
Amira Children offers extensive support in applying for childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag). Parents are entitled to benefit when they and any benefit partner both work, are studying or are following a reintegration programme via UWV or the municipality. The agency helps with completing the application via the Tax Administration website and handles the annual submission of care data. Parents receive an annual overview of all care hours and reimbursements for accountability to the Tax Administration. In case of changes in circumstances (income, family composition, care hours), the agency advises on reporting these to the Tax Administration.
The costs for childminder care (gastouderopvang) via Amira Children consist of two components: the hourly rate for the childminder and the agency fee. For care in the childminder's home, the childminder rate averages €5.25 - €5.75 per hour per child. For care in your own home (childminder at home), a rate from €10.49 per hour applies for the whole family. The agency fee is all-inclusive and depends on the number of care hours and children, with no registration costs. The total rate including agency costs averages between €6.49 and €7.49 per child per hour. Parents can request a no-obligation custom calculation.
Trust & screening
Amira Children thoroughly screens all childminders before they are admitted to the network. The screening includes verification of valid documents such as first aid certificate for children, Certificate of Good Conduct (Verklaring Omtrent het Gedrag/VOG), proof of identity and relevant diplomas. In addition, the childminder's home is checked for safety and health through risk assessments. Childminders must meet the statutory requirements for childminding, including the minimum required diploma in Care and Welfare Assistance (Helpende Zorg en Welzijn/HZW). The agency also provides support in obtaining this diploma for prospective childminders.
Amira Children is registered in the National Childcare Register (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) under LRKP number 195775326 and complies with all statutory quality requirements. The agency carries out annual risk assessments for safety and health, regularly checks childminder documents (first aid certificates, VOG, diplomas), and visits every care location at least twice a year. An active parent committee advises on pedagogical policy, safety, nutrition and complaints procedures. Inspection reports are publicly available via the website.
Next steps
The matching process at Amira Children takes place in several steps:
- Registration as a parent by phone, email or online registration form
- Telephone intake interview with consultant to discuss wishes
- Search for a suitable childminder in the extensive network
- Introduction meeting with childminder and consultant
- Evaluation and decision-making by both parties
- Follow-up meeting for formal agreement of arrangements
- Start of care with ongoing guidance from consultant
Parents can also nominate someone they know (family member, friend or neighbour) as a childminder, after which Amira Children handles the official registration process.
Highlights
Support services
- Personal guidance
- Benefit application
- Financial handling
- Replacement during illness
- Risk assessment
- Document checks
- Evaluation meetings
- Online portal
Service area cities
Mission & vision
The goal of childminder agency Amira Children is to care for children in a safe, suitable and healthy environment with optimal development at its core. The agency strives to provide personalised, tailor-made services with quality that radiates trust, flexibility and professionalism. The slogan reads: 'Inspired by parents… realised for children'. The match between parent and childminder is made on the basis of customisation rather than supply and demand, with careful consideration given to which parents and childminders can be paired.
Pedagogical vision
Amira Children applies a pedagogical policy based on four pillars: emotional safety, personal competencies, social competencies, and the transfer of norms and values. The agency strives to ensure that every child is accepted unconditionally, with respect for their feelings and room for their own development. Childminders (gastouders) are encouraged to support children in developing independence, self-reliance and self-confidence. Social skills are developed in the homely atmosphere of the host family, with norms and values coordinated in consultation with parents.
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GGD Inspection
All good
Inspection date: November 25, 2025
Strengths
- The pedagogical policy plan meets all legal requirements and is clear and observable
- Extensive personal guidance for childminders (gastouders), with more than 16 hours per year per childminder
- All staff and childminders correctly registered in the Childcare Persons Register (Personenregister Kinderopvang)
- Risk assessments carried out annually with a practical action plan
- Low-threshold contact with childminders, also outside office hours
- Updated protocols such as Safe Sleeping actively distributed among childminders
Summary
GGD inspection of childminder agency (gastouderbureau) Amira Children B.V. in Utrecht. The agency, active since 2007 with 19 affiliated childminders (8 of whom are in Utrecht), meets all assessed requirements under the Childcare Act (Wet kinderopvang). Areas examined were pedagogical policy, staff, and safety & health. No violations or areas for improvement were identified. The agency provides extensive personal guidance to childminders and keeps risk assessments well maintained. Advice to municipality: no enforcement.
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