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At childminder agency (gastouderbureau) 4Kids, we help you find a childminder (gastouder) who suits your family and child. We offer personal guidance through regional intermediaries who know your area well. You can use our childcare marketplace free of charge to search yourself or receive advice from our childcare advisors. We take care of all administration, payments and quality controls, so you can focus on the care of your child.

Childminder agency (gastouderbureau) 4Kids is active throughout the Netherlands with regional intermediaries in all provinces. We have intermediaries in regions such as 't Gooi, Rotterdam & Zeeland, Gelderland, Zwolle & Deventer, Achterhoek, Twente, Haaglanden, Zuid-Holland-Zuid & Utrecht, Friesland, Zuid-Holland Noord & Amsterdam, Midden Nederland & Flevoland, Brabant & Limburg, Salland, Enschede, Rotterdam Noord, Noord-Holland and Groningen/Drenthe.

Childminder agency (gastouderbureau) 4Kids works exclusively with childminders (gastouders) who are registered in the National Childcare Register and have been approved by the Municipal Health Service (GGD). Our intermediaries regularly visit the childcare locations to check whether all safety requirements are met. We carry out annual risk assessments and evaluate the childcare with parents and childminders. The agency has a pedagogical policy that all childminders work according to and offers pedagogical support through its own pedagogical staff. We receive annual inspection visits from the GGD.

Je Beste Maatje mediates between parents and childminders for flexible, small-scale childcare in a homely environment. The bureau offers personal guidance in finding a suitable childminder and supports with all practical matters such as contracts and childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag). Parents can count on childminders who care for a maximum of 6 children, ensuring every child receives the attention they need. The bureau sets higher requirements for childminders than legally required and carries out inspections twice a year.

Je Beste Maatje operates nationally through a franchise formula with regional branches. The bureau has regional managers active in Utrecht, South Holland/The Hague, Nijmegen-Tiel, Maas en Peel, and Haarlem-Haarlemmermeer, among other areas. Parents can use the online childminder search tool to search by postcode for available childminders in their neighbourhood. The head office is located in Houten.

Gastouderbureau Je Beste Maatje is a childminder bureau recognised and registered by the municipality in the National Childcare and Preschool Register (LRKP). The GGD carries out annual inspections of both the bureau and the childminders regarding safety and health. The bureau itself carries out inspections at childminders' homes twice a year, with attention to safety, guidance and care. All childminders and adult family members must provide a Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG). The bureau works with the enhanced Reporting Code on Child Abuse and is affiliated with the Disputes Committee for complaint handling.