Gastouderbureau NL/Noord Brabant
Childminding agency•Woensdrecht•LRK 187429777
Details updated on 28 October 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
Improvements needed
Inspection date: September 28, 2026
Strengths
- The pedagogical policy plan is comprehensive and concrete, including a proprietary coaching cycle (GOBNL Coachcyclus) through Pedagogisch Boomhuis
- All required links in the Childcare Persons Register have been correctly established; Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) checks and registrations are in order
- Guidance and mediation meets the minimum standard of 16 hours per childminder per year
- Intake interviews with childminders and parents are carried out correctly
- Annual evaluation with parents is documented in writing
Shortcomings
- The coaching cycle has not yet started; written coaching goals per childminder still need to be established
- The provider has not yet decided whether they will carry out the pedagogical coaching themselves or hire an external coach
- Notes on evaluation actions for non-responsive parents need to be better documented in Portabase
- Attention to the duty to report, consult, and file notifications during preparation for supervision visits would be a valuable addition
- The provider does not yet hold the required qualification for pedagogical policy staff member; this must be achieved by 1 July 2027
Summary
Gastouderbureau NL/Noord Brabant in Woensdrecht was inspected on 28 September 2026 by GGD West-Brabant. The annual inspection shows that the childminder agency (gastouderbureau), active since May 2024 with 6 childminders (gastouders) and 11 children, meets all assessed statutory quality requirements in the areas of pedagogical policy, staff, and duty of care. No violations were identified. Several points for attention were discussed that will be followed up in the coming period, including the coaching cycle yet to be started and the qualification requirement for the pedagogical policy staff member, which must be fulfilled by 1 July 2027.
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