Schippers-Janssens

Gastouderbureau Noorderlicht matches requesting parents with qualified childminders (gastouders) for flexible, small-scale childcare. The bureau handles all administrative hassle, including the cashier function required for childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag). Parents receive personal guidance in finding a suitable childminder, with a careful matching process that begins with a no-obligation orientation conversation. The bureau works with a convenient online registration system (Portabase) for hour registration and invoicing. All childminders are registered in the National Childcare Register and meet statutory quality requirements.

Gastouderbureau Noorderlicht serves an extensive area in the north of the Netherlands, with childminders in various municipalities. The bureau has actively mediating childminders in Zuidhorn, Aduard, Groningen, Grijpskerk, Leek, Winschoten, Veendam, Wildervank, Assen, Drachten, Leeuwarden, Hoogkerk, Hoogezand, Sappemeer, Grootegast, Roden, Haren, Scheemda, Delfzijl, Appingedam, Loppersum, Heerenveen, and Emmen, among others. The availability varies daily and the bureau can occasionally work outside this area as well. Parents are encouraged to get in touch to see if the bureau can help them, even if their location is not explicitly mentioned.

Gastouderbureau Noorderlicht is a recognized and registered bureau (number 144498224 in the National Childcare Register) and only works with registered childminders. The bureau is inspected annually by the GGD (municipal health service) and inspection reports are publicly available. The bureau is affiliated with the Childcare Disputes Committee for independent complaint handling and has an active parent committee affiliated with BOink. In addition, the bureau is a member of the Childcare Branch Organization and collaborates with Zorg voor Jeugd Groningen for referral to experts regarding developmental questions. The bureau has a reporting code for child abuse and domestic violence and follows strict protocols for safety and hygiene.

SKID Kinderopvang provides childminder (gastouder) care for children from 0 to 13 years old in North Drenthe and South Groningen. Our childminders offer small-scale care in a homely atmosphere with personal attention for every child. Childminder care is a flexible form of childcare where care days and times are arranged in consultation with the childminder. It is also possible to request childminder care at your own home, where the childminder comes to your house.

We strive for the highest possible quality of childminder care. Our childminders not only meet the legal requirements but also continue to develop themselves as professionals. All childminders are registered in the National Childcare Register (LRK), which allows you to apply for childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag) with the Tax and Customs Administration.

Our childminders are spread across North Drenthe and South Groningen. We offer childminder care in various places in this region, including Annen, Assen, Eelde, Eelderwolde, Gasselternijveen, Gieten, Paterswolde, Vries, Westlaren, Zuidlaren, Hoogkerk, Gasselte, and Tynaarlo. Not all childminders are listed on the website, so please feel free to contact our childminder agency if you are looking for care in another place in this region.

Our childminders are all registered in the National Childcare Register (LRK) and have a unique LRK number that is required for applying for childcare benefit. The Municipal Health Service (GGD) inspects the childminder agency annually and visits all childminders at their start, after which they are inspected on a random basis. The inspection reports are publicly available in the National Childcare Register.

We maintain strict quality requirements: all childminders and their adult household members must be able to provide a Certificate of Conduct (VOG), must have completed a child-focused training, and must hold a paediatric first aid certificate. We carry out annual risk assessments in the childminder's home and organise mandatory refresher courses in paediatric first aid.