Gastouderbureau Bontekoe
Childminding agency•Loon op Zand•LRK 147662904
Details updated on 2 November 2026
About this childminding agency
Gastouderbureau Bontekoe is a small-scale childminder agency (gastouderbureau) in Loon op Zand that takes the worry out of arranging childminder care (gastouderopvang) in Brabant and the surrounding area. Led by Jessica Vis-Schellevis, the agency offers personal guidance and short lines of communication for both parents and childminders (gastouders). The agency mediates in finding a suitable childminder, arranges all contracts, and ensures that childminders meet the legal requirements for childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag). Parents get access to an online portal for invoices and documents, and the agency regularly organises themed evenings and training sessions for childminders.
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For parents
Childminder agency (gastouderbureau) Bontekoe relieves parents of the burden of arranging childminder care. Whether you already have your own childminder or are still searching, the agency ensures everything is arranged. The matching process follows clear steps with personal guidance, and parents gain access to an online portal for invoices and documents. The agency also ensures that childminders continue to meet the legal requirements for childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag).
Subsidy & costs
The costs for childminder care are largely reimbursed through childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag), depending on income. Parents can apply for benefit via the Tax and Customs Administration (Belastingdienst) for both the childminder costs and the agency costs. Bontekoe provides the necessary details for the benefit application by email. For multiple children, the agency costs are divided across all care hours, leading to maximum benefit refund.
Each childminder has their own rate of around €7.75 per hour. Bontekoe's agency costs for 2026 are €84.00, €132.00 or €170.00 per month, depending on the number of hours. For small contracts up to a maximum of 30 hours, €1.85 per hour applies with a minimum of €58.50 and maximum of €84.00 per month. Parents receive benefit for both childminder costs and agency costs.
Trust & screening
Childminder agency (gastouderbureau) Bontekoe works in accordance with the Childcare Act and offers transparency through publicly accessible GGD inspection reports from 2013 to 2025. The agency is affiliated with the Childcare Disputes Committee (De Geschillencommissie Kinderopvang) and has a complaints procedure in place. Childminders must submit a Certificate of Conduct (Verklaring Omtrent Gedrag) and work according to Bontekoe's pedagogical policy plan. The agency holds a complaint-free certificate.
Next steps
The matching process at Childminder agency (gastouderbureau) Bontekoe follows four clear steps:
- Registration: Parents register their child via the application form with preferred days and times. Bontekoe makes contact by phone to discuss wishes.
- Introduction: Parents meet with one or two childminders. If there is a good match, a joint discussion with Bontekoe follows about daily routines, activities, nutrition and the child's character.
- Contracts: Bontekoe arranges the contracts that allow childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag) to be easily applied for, and continues to monitor legal compliance.
- Portal access: Parents receive access to an online portal for invoices, annual statements and contracts.
Highlights
Support services
- Matching guidance
- Contract arrangement
- Benefit support
- Portal access
- GGD compliance
- Training
Service area cities
Mission & vision
Childminder agency (gastouderbureau) Bontekoe is led by Jessica Vis-Schellevis and is characterised by passion, enthusiasm and a service-oriented approach. The agency strives for short lines of communication and personal guidance for both parents and childminders (gastouders). The vision focuses on relieving parents of the burden of arranging childminder care, so that they can bring their child to care with peace of mind and childminders can devote their full attention to the children.
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GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: September 29, 2026
Strengths
- All staff members and host parents correctly registered in the Childcare Persons Register
- Pedagogical policy staff member holds appropriate qualifications
- Annual home visits for risk assessments are scheduled and tracked digitally
- Parent clients have digital access to current risk assessments
- Minimum of 16 hours of mediation and guidance per host parent per year
- Host parents are visited at least twice a year
- Training programme with courses, workshops and webinars for continuous professional development
Shortcomings
- Pedagogical policy plan: description of child development guidance was insufficiently concrete
- Pedagogical policy plan: coaching of host parents was not described in terms of planning and progress documentation
- New statutory requirements from 1 July 2026 (3 hours coaching, 7 hours continuous professional education) are not yet assessed, though a plan has been drawn up
Violations
- Pedagogical policy plan lacked concrete description of how host parents are guided in monitoring child development (resolved following recovery offer)
- Pedagogical policy plan lacked concrete description of how the childminder agency (gastouderbureau) implements coaching of host parents, including planning and progress documentation (resolved following recovery offer)
- Risk assessment at affiliated host parent: shortcoming in agreements regarding trampoline (resolved following recovery offer)
Summary
Childminder agency (gastouderbureau) Bontekoe in Loon op Zand was inspected by GGD Hart voor Brabant on 29 September 2026. The agency mediates between 28 host parents (gastouders) and 129 parent clients, providing care for 122 children. All four assessed areas (pedagogical policy, personnel, safety and health, quality and duty of care) ultimately met the quality requirements, though a recovery offer was first required for two areas. The pedagogical policy plan lacked concrete descriptions of guidance for child development and coaching of host parents. There was also a shortcoming in a host parent's risk assessment regarding agreements about a trampoline. Both violations were resolved within the investigation period. The holder also serves as mediation worker and is supported by an administrative assistant. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) advises no enforcement action.
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