From Monday, March 16 through, at least, Tuesday, April 28, 2020, Kinderopvang Huizen will be closed and will provide emergency care only to children of parents in crucial occupations. 

What does this mean for our customers?

  1. You and your partner, if any, are not employed in a crucial occupation as determined by the government:
    • The shelter is closed, at least through April 28, 2020;
    • By default, we will sign your child(ren) out through April 28. Missed days through April 28 cannot be exchanged.

 

2. You and your partner, if any, are employed in a crucial occupation as determined by the government:

    • Our nursery Toethoorn is open to children of the nursery and preschool from 0 to 4 years of age of parents working in a crucial occupational group as established by the government. Nursery Koelemoes and all preschool locations are closed;
    • All preschool and out-of-school care will provisionally take place at bso Vrom and tom (Rousseaulaan 8-10 in houses) for children aged 4 to 12 years of parents working in a crucial occupational group as determined by the government. All other vso and bso locations are closed;
    • By default, we will sign your child(ren) out through April 28;
    • We ask that you register your child(ren) for the upcoming period, as far in advance as possible, please no later than 2 business days before the required day of care;

-Please include the vital profession in which you and your partner, if any, work, name of organization(s) and phone number(s) of that organization;

-You will sign your child(ren) up through the Parent Portal or in case of overload of the Parent Portal by sending an email to our Customer Contact Department.

What does that mean for child care costs?
On instructions from the Cabinet, we request that the child care bill be paid as usual. The child care subsidy continues and the government on Friday, March 20, said it will also compensate parents’ co-payments for the period March 16 to April 28, 2020.

At this time it is not clear to us how the compensation is to be settled in due course. We are still waiting for detailed instructions on this from the government. 

“Should the situation unexpectedly last longer, this option could be extended by several weeks, for example,” said State Secretary Van Ark.
Read all the frequently asked questions and answers about Corornavirus and child care from the government here.

I do not normally use child care. Can I use the emergency shelter now?

Yes, emergency care at Child Care Homes is available to all parent(s) working in a crucial occupation who are unable to arrange their own care. To do so, please contact our Customer Contact Department at klantcontact@kinderopvanghuizen.nl.