Gastouderbureau de Duiventil
Childminding agency•Doetinchem•LRK 172977241
Details updated on 24 September 2026
About this childminding agency
Gastouderbureau De Duiventil is a professional placement agency for childminder care (gastouderopvang) across a large part of the Netherlands. The agency matches parents with childminders (gastouders) to find the right fit for home-based childcare at the childminder's home. Based in Doetinchem but with nationwide coverage, De Duiventil offers personal guidance and support to both parents and childminders. Parents can count on transparent rates with no registration fees, with payment only starting once childcare actually begins. The agency works with a fixed monthly amount of €46.50 per family and offers support with applying for childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag).
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For parents
At Gastouderbureau De Duiventil, parents receive a fixed point of contact (placement coordinator) who remains their contact person throughout the entire childcare period. Parents can count on quick and clear communication, support with applying for childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag), and a user-friendly online hours registration system. The bureau handles the treasury function, collects childcare fees and pays out reimbursements to the childminder. Annually, parents receive an overview of all reimbursements and childcare hours for reporting to the tax authorities. In case of absence of the regular childminder, the bureau actively helps find a replacement.
Subsidy & costs
Gastouderbureau De Duiventil offers support with applying for childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag). Parents are entitled to benefit during parental leave and in case of co-parenting, both parents can apply for benefit for their own share of the costs. The bureau offers an extensive explanation of how the benefit is calculated, including example calculations. Parents receive an annual overview of all reimbursements and childcare hours with which they can account for the received childcare benefit to the tax authorities.
The standard rate at Gastouderbureau De Duiventil is €46.50 per month per family. This is a fixed amount for the whole family, including use of up to 2 childminder placements. There are no registration or placement fees — parents only pay when childcare starts. For mini childcare (less than 250 hours per year), a rate of €1.50 per hour applies with a maximum of €46.50 per month per child, plus a one-time €50 registration fee. The contract can be cancelled on a monthly basis.
Trust & screening
Gastouderbureau De Duiventil ensures qualitative and professional childminders who are well-trained and meet all quality requirements. The bureau closely monitors the validity of mandatory documents such as the paediatric first aid certificate, the Certificate of Conduct (VOG), and the childminder diploma or certificate. Annually, the placement coordinator carries out a Risk Assessment Safety and Health at the childcare location. Where necessary, the bureau arranges the registration of childminders in the National Childcare Register (LRK).
Gastouderbureau De Duiventil is inspected annually by the GGD (Municipal Health Service) for compliance with childcare legislation and regulations. All inspection reports from 2015 onwards are publicly available on the website. The bureau offers a complaints procedure and has remained free of complaints since its start in 2015. In case of disputes, parents can turn to the disputes committee. All childminders are registered in the National Childcare Register (LRK) and meet legal requirements.
Next steps
The matching process at Gastouderbureau De Duiventil proceeds as follows:
- Parents register via the online registration form, where they can indicate whether they have already found a childminder or are still searching
- The bureau mediates between parents and childminders to find a good match based on wishes such as distance, pets, diet and other important factors
- Upon a match, the childcare agreements are recorded
- Bureau costs only start when childcare actually begins; there are no registration fees
- Parents are assigned a fixed point of contact for the entire childcare period
Highlights
Support services
- Benefit support
- Fixed point of contact
- Treasury function
- Finding replacement
- Annual evaluation
- Childminder training
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Mission & vision
Gastouderbureau De Duiventil is a learning organisation that takes feedback from childminders (gastouders) and parents very seriously. The bureau sees it as its mission to inform and guide childminders as well as possible on pedagogical and didactical matters. The experience they have with highly professional childminders, they are happy to pass on to new childminders or childminders who want to grow in their work. The bond between childminder and parent is important so that children feel safe and secure with the childminder and at the childcare location.
Pedagogical vision
Gastouderbureau De Duiventil works according to the four basic pedagogical goals that are at the core of childcare in the Netherlands: social-emotional security, personal competence, social competence, and the transfer of values and norms. The bureau does not place specific emphasis on any one of these core goals — each affiliated childminder gives a personal accent to the delivery of good childcare. The pedagogical vision is described in an extensive pedagogical policy plan that childminders use as a starting point for their actions in daily practice.
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GGD Inspection
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Inspection date: August 15, 2025
Strengths
- The pedagogical policy plan is complete in content and digitally accessible to parents and host parents
- Risk assessment for safety and health is conducted annually with all host parents
- The domestic violence and child abuse reporting protocol is actively available and discussed annually
- The provider gives practical examples during progress discussions on the duty to report, consult, and file charges
- The parent committee regulations meet legal criteria; parents are actively approached to participate
- Annual home visits to all host parent addresses with structured progress discussions
- All documents and inspection reports are digitally available via the website and Portabase
- Clear separation of operational costs and host parent compensation in agreements
Summary
Childminder agency (gastouderbureau) De Duiventil in Doetinchem was inspected on 15 August 2025 by the Municipal Health Service (GGD) Noord- en Oost-Gelderland. The agency mediates for 31 host parents across the Netherlands. The provider combines his work with a job in education and cooperated pleasantly with the inspection. All assessed domains meet the legal requirements: pedagogical policy, staff, safety and health, parental rights, and agency quality. No violations or areas for improvement were identified. The previous inspection in March 2024 did reveal shortcomings, but these have since been resolved. The GGD advises no enforcement action.
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