52 weeks 5 days per week: Monday to Friday with the exception of officially recognised holidays as listed in the Collective Labour Agreement for Child Care and two study days for the carers per year.

Officially recognised holidays cannot be compensated in time or money. It is however possible to exchange the day that the child centre is closed because of a study day for another day, if place is available. The exchange day should lie after the study day and before the next study day.

The date of the study days will be communicated at the beginning of each year.

Full day: from 8.00 till 18.00 hrs.
Half day: from 8.00 till 13.00 hrs. or from 13.00 till 18.00 hrs.
Extended care possible from 13.00 till 13.30 hrs. or from12.30 till 13.00 hrs.

Contracts start on the 1st or on the 16th of the month.

Invoices and payment is done monthly in advance by means of direct debit. When you chose not to pay by direct debt you will receive an invoice with a pre-printed giro credit slip and you will be charged € 5,00 additionally. E-banking is not seen as direct debit.

For ESA/ESTEC employees or contractors
Full days: € 250.47 per day per month, € 5.78 per hour;
Half days: € 125.23 per day per month, € 5.78 per hour;
Rates extended care: € 5.78 per hour (at contract basis)
The tariffs include food and diapers.

“Knipkaart” for incidental care:
€ 7.40 per hour
€ 37.00 per half da
€ € 74.00 per full day

1 full day per week.

If you wish to cancel placement prior to the start date, you must formally cancel your contract at the Placement and Planning department at the regional office. Cancellation must be in writing, before the 1st or 16th day of the month. The cancellation period is two months.
In the event of  a (partial) cancellation of less than two months before the start date of the actual care, care charges for two months, as included in the agreement, will be invoiced.
 If you cancel longer than two months before the start date of the contract no charges will apply.