Parento Gastouderbureau
Childminding agency•Alkmaar•LRK 766604895
Details updated on 11 September 2026
About this childminding agency
Parento Gastouderbureau is a small-scale childminder agency (gastouderbureau) in Alkmaar and surrounding areas, founded in 2007. The agency matches parents with registered childminders (gastouders) for care in a home environment, either at the childminder's home or at the parent's home. Parento offers personal guidance and placement services, with biannual visits to the care location for quality control and support. The service area includes Alkmaar (Centrum, Daalmeer, de Mare, Overdie, Hoefplan), Bergen, Egmond Binnen, Egmond aan den Hoef, Schoorl, Heerhugowaard, Koedijk, Schermerhorn and Stompetoren. The agency meets all legal requirements, is inspected annually by the GGD (municipal health service), and offers support with childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag).
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For parents
Parento Gastouderbureau provides small-scale childminder care (gastouderopvang) in Alkmaar and the surrounding area. The bureau facilitates personal mediation between parents and childminders (gastouders), with careful attention to a good match between parent, child, and childminder. Parents can count on transparent communication and guidance throughout the entire process, from the first introduction to daily care. The bureau also supports flexible childcare arrangements such as after-school care and care at the parent's home.
Subsidy & costs
Parents can apply for childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag) for childminder care via Parento. The amount of the benefit depends on family income, the number of children using childcare, and the childcare price. Registration with Parento as a registered childminder bureau is a condition for receiving childcare benefit. The bureau informs parents about the possibilities and conditions.
Parento applies friendly rates for childminder care. The bureau costs are €50.80 per month for the first child for day care, with reduced rates for additional children. For after-school care (BSO), a special rate of €42.80 applies for the first child. The rates include guidance, mediation, risk assessments, insurance, and support. A current rate list is available on the website.
Trust & screening
Childminders at Parento must meet the legal criteria for childminder care. The bureau supports childminders in meeting continuously tightened requirements in childcare. All childminders are registered in the National Childcare Register (Landelijk Register Kinderopvang) and are also inspected by the GGD. Parents can view the GGD inspection reports of childminders via the national register.
Parento meets all legal requirements for childminder bureaus and is inspected annually by the municipal health service (GGD). The bureau has a pedagogical policy plan, a child abuse reporting code, and a complaints procedure. Parents have access to the most recent GGD inspection report via the website. The bureau is affiliated with the Geschillencommissie Kinderopvang (Childcare Disputes Committee) for independent dispute resolution.
Next steps
The matching process at Parento follows a number of steps:
- First contact: parents get in touch with the bureau by phone or email
- No-obligation intake interview: discussing wishes and explaining responsible childcare
- Introduction: parent and childminder are brought together for a personal meeting
- Contracting: if there is a positive click, wishes, expectations, and administrative matters are discussed
The bureau remains involved with semi-annual visits to the childcare location for evaluation and support.
Highlights
- Small-scale childcare
- Personal guidance
- Flexible childcare
- GGD inspected
- Childcare benefit (kinderopvangtoeslag)
Support services
- Semi-annual visits
- Risk assessment
- Administrative support
- Pedagogical policy
- Parent committee
Service area cities
Linked childminders
GGD Inspection
Violations
Inspection date: May 13, 2026
Strengths
- Clear and concrete pedagogical policy plan with practical guidance for childminders/host parents
- Regular unannounced home visits and observations of pedagogical practice
- Annual training and professional development for childminders/host parents, including mandatory reporting code training
- Structural risk assessment for safety and health with digital support and follow-up
- Up-to-date protocols and consent forms digitally available for childminders/host parents
Violations
- In July 2025, there was a violation regarding the 'Certificate of Good Conduct (VOG) and Childcare Persons Register' item; this was resolved following a recovery offer during the draft phase
Summary
Parento Gastouderbureau in Alkmaar was inspected on 13 May 2026 by the Municipal Health Service (GGD) Hollands Noorden. The agency mediates and supervises 15 childminder/host parent care (gastouderopvang) locations for 70 families with 84 children. The inspection shows that the agency meets all assessed quality requirements. The pedagogical policy is clear and concrete, with attention to the four basic objectives of Riksen-Walraven. Childminders/host parents receive good guidance through progress meetings, observations, and training. Safety and health are ensured through annual risk assessments and up-to-date protocols. No violations were identified in this investigation. However, there was a violation in July 2025 regarding VOG registration, which has since been resolved. The GGD advises no enforcement action.
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