Gastouderbureau NL/Noord Brabant
Childminding agency•Woensdrecht•LRK 187429777
Details updated on 20 September 2026
About this childminding agency
Gastouderbureau NL is the childminder agency (gastouderbureau) for the North Brabant region, led by consultant Valerie van Noord. Since 2006, the agency has personally guided, supported, and connected parents and childminders (gastouders). Parents in North Brabant can use the Gastouder Nederland platform to search for qualified childminders in their area free of charge. All affiliated childminders meet legal requirements and are registered in the National Childcare Register (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang). The agency offers personal guidance in finding the right childminder, assistance with childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag), and arranges replacement care during illness or holiday. Through regular visits, pedagogical coaching, and an up-to-date safety and health policy, Gastouderbureau NL ensures the quality of care.
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For parents
Gastouderbureau NL connects parents in Noord-Brabant with qualified childminders (gastouders) in their own neighbourhood. Through the free platform Gastouder Nederland you can search for childminders yourself, view their profiles and contact them directly. The agency offers personal guidance in finding the right match, helps with administration and childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag), and ensures continuity in case of illness or holiday of your childminder (gastouder). With regular quality checks and pedagogical support, the agency guarantees safe, trusted care where your child feels at home.
Subsidy & costs
Gastouderbureau NL actively supports parents in applying for childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag). The agency has a calculator with which parents can easily calculate their net costs and benefit. Parents are entitled to financial support for both the childminder's (gastouder) hourly rate and the agency fees. Consultant Valerie van Noord is ready to help with the application and answers questions about benefit conditions and procedures.
Gastouderbureau NL maintains transparent rates. Parents pay an hourly rate to the childminder (gastouder) and agency fees to the childminder agency (gastouderbureau). The agency fees are €29.50 per month for one child or €57.50 per month for a family. These costs are eligible for childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag). The agency emphasises financial benefits through efficient service delivery and optimal benefit coordination. The website features calculators for different years and numbers of children to calculate net costs.
Trust & screening
All childminders (gastouders) at Gastouderbureau NL undergo careful screening. They must meet the legal requirements for childminder care (gastouderopvang), including a valid Certificate of Conduct (VOG), first aid certification and relevant training. The agency conducts intake interviews, checks the care location and registers childminders in the National Childcare Register. Childminders are visited at least twice a year and receive annual pedagogical coaching. They work with a personal pedagogical work plan and follow the agency's protocols.
Gastouderbureau NL complies with all legal requirements and is registered in the National Childcare Register (LRK: 257662601). The agency has an up-to-date safety and health policy, works with the Reporting Code on Domestic Violence and Child Abuse, and has a confidential advisor. Risk inventories are carried out annually and childminders (gastouders) are visited at least twice a year. There is a parent committee and a complaints procedure that meets legal requirements, with escalation possibility to the Childcare Disputes Committee.
Next steps
The matching process at Gastouderbureau NL proceeds as follows:
- Search on platform: Parents search free of charge on Gastouder Nederland for available childminders (gastouders) in their neighbourhood, view profiles, experience and rates.
- Introduction: After finding a suitable childminder (gastouder), you arrange a no-obligation introductory meeting.
- Registration guidance: The agency guides you through the official registration and administration.
- Personal support: Your consultant remains available for questions and support throughout the entire care period.
Highlights
- LRK registered
- Free searching
- Personal guidance
- Pedagogisch Boomhuis
- Flexible care
- Replacement during illness
- Childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag) help
- First aid certified
Support services
- Parent portal
- Hour registration
- Invoicing
- Pedagogical coaching
- Replacement during illness
- Benefit help
- RI&E guidance
- Complaints procedure
Service area regions
Mission & vision
Gastouderbureau NL operates on the vision that a child's development is shaped by the interaction between innate disposition and the environment in which the child grows up. A safe, trusted and stimulating environment is essential for healthy and balanced development. The agency strives to support parents and childminders (gastouders) in a sustainable, equal partnership, with the shared goal of providing high-quality, safe and loving childminder care (gastouderopvang) in which every child can develop optimally.
Pedagogical vision
Gastouderbureau NL works from the four pedagogical basic goals of Marianne Riksen-Walraven: emotional security, development of personal competencies, development of social competencies, and transfer of values and norms. The agency provides active pedagogical support through the Pedagogisch Boomhuis, a visual aid that childminders (gastouders) receive free of charge. Childminders receive at least 3 hours of pedagogical coaching annually and work with a personal pedagogical work plan. Pedagogical quality is ensured through annual inspections and guidance.
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GGD Inspection
All good
Inspection date: July 3, 2025
Strengths
- Clear and concrete pedagogical policy with practical guidance for host parents
- Annual risk assessment of safety and health at each childcare address
- Minimum of 16 hours of guidance and mediation per host parent per year
- Complete and well-organised digital administration
- Active promotion of knowledge on the domestic violence reporting code through courses
- Written evaluation of childcare with requesting parents
- Dispute-free certificate 2024, no complaints submitted
Summary
The annual investigation by GGD West-Brabant into childminder agency (gastouderbureau) NL/Noord Brabant in Woensdrecht shows that the organisation meets all assessed quality requirements. The agency, registered in the National Register since May 2024, mediates host parents (gastouders) in Noord-Brabant. The inspection assessed pedagogical policy, staff, safety and health, parental rights, and agency quality. All components were rated positively. No areas for improvement or violations were identified. The licence holder agrees with the findings. The advice to the municipality is to take no enforcement measures.
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