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Childcare allowance

You don't pay for childcare all by yourself. If you and your partner work or study, you get childcare allowance: a reimbursement from the tax office. And that makes quite a difference!

Calculate your net monthly charges

How much childcare allowance you receive depends on your salary, the number of hours you work and the number of children. The net costs, i.e. what you ultimately pay for childcare, are different for every family.

Make a test calculation
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Applying: don't wait too long

You can apply for childcare allowance once you have signed your contract with Bink. You will then know the starting date, the definite number of hours, the hourly rate and the LRK (National childcare register) number of your day-care centre. These are the details you need to apply for your childcare allowance via Mijn Toeslagen (My Fees). Do this within three months after the childcare has started, otherwise you will lose money.

Apply for childcare allowance

Changes: avoid surprises

Does something change in your situation? Is your child moving from the day-care centre to the out-of-school care centre, for example? Does the hourly rate or your income change? Or does the childcare stop? Then don't forget to inform the Tax Administration. The Tax Administration's new App Toeslagen (Supplementary Benefits app) is very handy, allowing you to quickly view and change the amount of your supplementary benefit and other details!

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The playgroup: applying for an allowance or subsidy

If your child attends the preschool playgroup, you are also eligible for an allowance. You will either receive childcare allowance or a subsidy from the municipality. This depends on your personal situation. Need help? Our customer advisers can help you if you are not quite sure. They can be reached on working days from 9 a.m. to 2 p.m. via 035 683 44 99.

Frequently Asked Questions

How can I register my child?

For our daycare centres, ou-of school care and playgroups you can register online or contact our customer service employees via 035 683 44 99 between 9 a.m. and 4. p.m. They can immediately look at the availability and establish whether this matches your requirements. 

Is there a registration list?

This varies per location and sometimes per group. To avoid disappointments, it is important that you register your child as soon as possible. You can do this via the registration form, or by calling customer advice: 035 683 44 99 (between 9 a.m. and 4 p.m.). We have immediate availability at some locations, see this page.

Does Bink apply a minimum number of care days?

A feeling of safety and serenity in the group is very important to us. It is for this reason that we welcome your child for a minimum of two days a week in our daycare centers. In some cases, for example on a day or in a location that fewer children attend, it may be possible, following consultation, to deviate from this policy. At playgroups the number of half-days depends on the group your child will attend. Groups in which they work with early childhood education programmes apply a different number of half-days than groups without this programme. For our out-of-school care we apply the rule of a minimum utilization of one day a week.

If I register early, will there always be room for my child?

This may differ per location. Our customer advice staff will inform you about the care options available at the location of your choice. Curious about which location has immediate availability? View this page.