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Gastouderbureau Jool offers parents a personal and reliable route to suitable childminder care (gastouderopvang). The bureau takes the full administrative burden off parents' hands, arranges payments between parents and childminders, and ensures professional guidance for both childminders and parents. Parents receive support in finding a childminder who fits their wishes and family situation, through a careful matching process that begins with a personal intake interview at home.

Gastouderbureau Jool is active in the northern provinces of the Netherlands. The bureau has its roots in Friesland, where founder Alina van der Heide lives in Drachten. Childminders in this region can always turn to the bureau for questions and support.

Gastouderbureau Jool is registered in the National Childcare Register (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) and is inspected annually by GGD Fryslân. The bureau carries out risk assessments at all childminders and these are available for parents to view. There is an active parent committee that advises on pedagogical policy, quality, safety and prices. The bureau has a complaints procedure and privacy policy in accordance with legal requirements.

Gastouderbureau Kind aan Huis offers parents in Friesland the option of flexible, small-scale childminder care (gastouderopvang) for children from 10 weeks to 13 years old. Parents can choose care at the childminder's home or possibly in their own home (nanny service). A special option is the possibility to register grandpa or grandma as a recognised childminder (gastouder), so that parents can benefit from childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag) while their child is cared for in a familiar setting by family. The agency provides customised matching, looking not only at practical matters but also at alignment in norms, values, and parenting philosophy.

Gastouderbureau Kind aan Huis provides childminder care (gastouderopvang) throughout Friesland. The agency has a broad network of childminders spread across the entire province, allowing parents in various Frisian municipalities and towns to make use of the services. The agency is based in Burgum but places childminders throughout Friesland.

Gastouderbureau Kind aan Huis is a government-recognised and registered childminder agency (LRK 232661960) that is inspected annually by GGD Fryslân. The agency must meet all legal requirements of the Childcare Act and is registered in the National Childcare Register (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang). All inspection reports are publicly available via the website. The agency has a pedagogical policy, domestic violence and child abuse protocol, complaints procedure, and maintains a parent committee as legally required.