Question 1

Is daycare public or private here?

Accepted Answer

You contract a registered provider yourself. It isn't a free public service: parents get help with the cost through kinderopvangtoeslag.

Question 2

How much does daycare cost per hour?

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Providers set their own prices. The official 2026 maximum the toeslag covers is €11.23/h for daycare and €9.98/h for BSO; the national 2026 average is estimated at €11.82 and €10.70. You pay anything above the maximum yourself.

Question 3

What does a real Amsterdam family pay?

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One Amsterdam family's figures: daycare for 1 child, full days 4 days a week, €10.99 an hour, about 107 hours, about €1,179 a month (a 2024/25 rate); BSO for 1 child, 4 days a week, €11.13 an hour, about 91 hours, about €1,015 a month; kinderopvangtoeslag for both children €981 a month in Jan–Aug 2026 and €1,048 a month in Sep–Dec 2026, about €12,043 for the year. The toeslag depends on household income and many families get a bigger share covered: use the Belastingdienst proefberekening for your own estimate.

Question 4

What does a daycare location look like? (an example)

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One example, not a recommendation: IJsterk's Kinderdagverblijf Jor & Daan, Palmdwarsstraat 61 in the Jordaan (LRK no. 338334531 on its page; the national register lists it as a KDV with 68 places). It's a daycare for 0–4s, not a BSO: three baby groups (0–2, 8 children each), two toddler groups (2–4, 16 each) and one mixed 0–4 group of 12. Open Monday to Friday 07:30–18:30, 52 weeks a year; a cook makes a hot meal three days a week, and it says there may be a waiting list. Check any provider's LRK number yourself in the national register.

Question 5

What does a BSO provider offer? (an example)

Accepted Answer

One example, not a recommendation: Kindergarden runs BSO at 5 Amsterdam locations: Fizeaustraat 4, Villa Vondel (Waldeck Pyrmontlaan 23), Voormalige Stadstimmertuin 1, Steigereiland (registered in the LRK at Brigantijnkade 1) and Zuivelplein (registered at Onderlangs 36M). Its rates include pick-up from school (by BSO bus, cargo bike or on foot, depending on distance), workshops, holiday outings and lunch on Wednesdays, Fridays and holidays. On school days it opens when the partner schools finish and closes at 18:30; on study and holiday days it's 07:30–18:30. Its published 2027 hourly rates are €11.43–€12.71 depending on location, all above the provisional 2027 toeslag maximum of €10.31 for BSO. The Fizeaustraat page says it takes children aged 4 to 12. Each location page shows its own LRK number (e.g. Fizeaustraat 682908770).

Question 6

More daycare examples in Amsterdam?

Accepted Answer

Examples only, not recommendations; prices differ by provider and location. KDV Roosje: daycare for 0–4s in mixed-age groups at Baarsjesweg 296H, J.M. den Uylstraat 105 (Geuzenveld) and Zeilstraat 17-H; open 07:30–18:30 on weekdays (weekends on request), with nappies, formula, snacks, sleeping bags and a hot lunch included; the Baarsjes page shows LRK 151379518; no prices published. Basker Amaliastraat 5 (Amsterdam-West): daycare with two 0–2½ groups, one 2–4 and one 3–4 group, open 07:30–18:30 on weekdays; its page shows €12.93 an hour, with nappies, formula, a daily hot meal and snacks included, and LRK 165014751. Kinderopvang De Liefde, Bilderdijkstraat 27 (Amsterdam-West): a small family-run daycare and BSO for 0–12s (LRK 755710599 for daycare, 152936920 for BSO), open 07:30–18:30 on weekdays; its price page shows daycare at €12.70 an hour (e.g. 2 days a week, 90 hours, €1,143 a month) and BSO at €11.10 an hour (2 days, 44 hours, €488.40 a month), minimum 2 days a week. Check any provider in the LRK register yourself.

Question 7

How far ahead should I register?

Accepted Answer

In Amsterdam, as early as possible, even during pregnancy: the City says childcare often has waiting lists.

Question 8

When must I apply for the toeslag?

Accepted Answer

After the child has a BSN and no later than 3 months after care starts, or you lose the earlier months.

Question 9

What changes in 2027 and 2029?

Accepted Answer

In 2027 the toeslag stays, with higher percentages and provisional max rates of €11.60 (daycare), €10.31 (BSO) and €8.77 (childminder). From 1 January 2029 the cabinet plans to fund providers directly; Parliament still has to decide.

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