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Gastouderopvang

Gastouderopvang. The Dutch childminding boom and the consequences for childminders themselves. Tijne Berg- le Clercq. November 30, 2010. Outline of presentation. Introduction The best way of organising child care The Dutch way of organizing child care

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Gastouderopvang

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  1. Gastouderopvang The Dutch childminding boom and the consequences for childminders themselves Tijne Berg- le Clercq November 30, 2010

  2. Outline of presentation Introduction The best way of organisingchild care The Dutch way of organizingchild care The Dutch childminding boom The most important consequences The consequencesforchildmindersthemselves Somethings never change … Food forthought

  3. Introduction • Tijne Berg- le Clercq • The Netherlands YouthInstitute • Knowledge broker: • Importingknowledge • Exportingknowledge

  4. The best way of organising childcare for pre-school children (1) Three most frequently mentioned choices in 2008

  5. The best way of organising childcare for pre-school children(2) Certified childminding in a private home

  6. The Dutch way of organizingchild care (1) ChildcareAct: 3 kinds of formalchildcare: Day care centers (0-4 yearolds) After-school care (4-12 yearolds) Registeredchildminders/ host care (0-12 yearolds) Formalchildcare does notinclude: Play groups Lunch break care

  7. The Dutch way of organizingchild care (2) 2009: € 2.9 billionpaidtoparents =77% of allcosts per applicant Child care allowance: formalchild care is paidforby: Employers (1/3) Parents The nationalgoverment ifboth partners: work, attend some form of education, participate in a naturalisation course, or participate in a work re-integration scheme. And if the child care provider is included in the national child care register

  8. The Dutch way of organizingchild care (3) Shift 2005-2010 • from a supply-drivenfinancing system • to a demand-drivenfinancing system = end of public provision of child care services Supervision of qualityby: • Localgovernments • & theirmunicipal health service

  9. The Dutch way of organizingchild care (4) Households bymain types of child care

  10. The Dutch childminding boom (1) Number of children receiving formal childcare in 2007, 2008 & 2009

  11. The Dutch childminding boom (2) Number of childrencaredforbychildminders in NL • 2006: 70.000 • 2007: 140.000 • 2008: 197.000 • 2009: 217.000

  12. The Dutch childminding boom (3) Number of householdsreceivingchild care allowanceforchild minders • 2006: 33.000 • 2007: 80.000 • 2008: 118.000 • 2009: 128.000

  13. The Dutch childminding boom (4) Reasonsfor the increase in formalchild care: the supply of after-school care facilities on primary schools a higher government contribution for the middle and higher income brackets the introduction of the compulsory employers’ contribution What also happened was: a substitution of informal by formal child care a minor increase in female labour market participation

  14. The Dutch childminding boom (5) Reasonsfor the childminding boom: • Higherchild care allowances forchildminding • Shift frominformalchildmindingtoformalchildminding • Wish of the mothertowork/study more • Child minding is financiallyattractive • Fraud? Abuseof childcare allowances?

  15. The Dutch childminding boom (6) Reasonsfor the childminding boom: Before 2005 € 0 After 2005 € 5 € € 5 € 3 Tax office Child minding Child agencyminder

  16. The most important consequences(1) Risinggovernmentexpenses on child care Governmental cuts in child care allowances, in particularforregisteredchildminding Increasingdemands on childmindingagencies Increasingdemands on childmindersthemselves Big societalturmoil

  17. The most important consequences (2) Increasingdemands on childmindingagencies: • No automatic inclusion in nationalchild care register • More demands on childmindingagenciessince 2008 & 2010, such as: • Childminding agency is responsibleforallpayments • Childminding agency staff must have relevant degree • Childminding agency annually supports everychildminderduring 16 hours

  18. The consequencesforchildmindersthemselves (1) Object of supervisionfrom 2005 to 2009:

  19. The consequencesforchildmindersthemselves (2) • No automatic inclusion in nationalchild care register Object of supervisionsince 2010:

  20. The consequencesforchildmindersthemselves(3) Increasingdemands on childmindersthemselves as of 2008 & 2010: • Professional qualifications: • Relevant diploma or certificate • First aid on children • Speak Dutch

  21. The consequencesforchildmindersthemselves(4) Increasingdemandson the‘worklocation of childminders’ as of 2008 & 2010: • Seperatebedroomforchildrenunder 1½ • Smoke free house & smoke detectors • Presence of childabuse protocol of childminding agency • Number of children in the house

  22. Somethings never change …. (1) Somedemands on childminderagencies: Draw up a pedagogicalpolicy plan Draw up regulationsfor the parents’committee Draw up regulationsfor the complaintscommittee Certificate of goodconductforallstaff However:

  23. Somethings never change …. (2) Somedemands on childmindersthemselvesandtheirworklocation: Certificate of goodconductforchildmindersandtheir adult children Requirementtoconducthealth andsafety risk inventories Sufficientplayspaceforchildren

  24. Food forthought Over time, childmindingagenciesandchildminders in The Netherlands have had to meet more (strict) demandsbut: • How manyandwhatdemandsshouldthey meet? • Whoshould check thisandhow? • Andwhy? • To cut governmentspending? • Toprotect the childrenthemselves?

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