Municipalities must offer all toddlers care, also of non-working parents

That Asscher, Minister of Social Affairs agreed with the municipalities. Light Asscher the appointments at a press conference on child care services in Diemen.

Starting from June 1, the Cabinet decided earlier that every child should be able to from two and a half years to child care, whether the parents are working or not. Municipalities make a start from 1 June. They get the time to for everyone until 2021. In some places it is time to create reception places.

There are not now such a 40000 children who go to the daycare because not both parents work. Municipalities receive money to also those parents Babysitting/Child Services. Asscher has with municipalities agreed that they actively inform people about the possibility to bring children to the shelter. Sometimes choose deliberately for parents to keep their children at home. But often also plays ignorance or a wrong picture of child care a role.

' Too long ' Building period the construction period of six years which municipalities receive, is far too long, interest group Baker for parents in child care. "Those are three information sessions toddlers", says President Diane Jacobsen. SP mp Tjitske Saeed understands why it should take so long. "There is overcapacity in the childcare, so in principle those spots there just are." But it is unrealistic to think that it is much faster, say those involved. That now hard agreements were made with municipalities about the toddler care call them a breakthrough.

D66 mp Steven Villiers calls it a step in the right direction. "But to really invest in children more is needed." D66 would advocate to the plan of the economic and Social Council to implement as soon as possible. The SER recommends all children from two years to four half-day sessions a week to child care.

The Labour Party is pleased with the decision and calls it a ' dream '. "The distinction between working and non-working parents disappears. The child comes through the agreements with municipalities. So we make sure that every child gets a good start on equal opportunities in education, "said member of Parliament Andrew Keklik.

Peuterspeelzaal disappears preschools should to the same quality requirements as the go Babysitting/Child Services, announced Minister Asscher earlier. Meanwhile, happened is that in a number of places, but not nearly all municipalities are already so far. Asscher gives municipalities until 2018 time: then all preschools are transformed into child care.

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