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Your childcare hourly price: how far can you go above the maximum hourly price?

You set your own hourly price. The government only sets a maximum hourly price on which parents receive a benefit. In Q2 2026 the average hourly price for day care was € 11.62, against a maximum of € 11.23. Everything above the maximum is paid by the parent alone.

1 November 20268 min read

Financial insight childcare

From childcare allowance to subsidy in 2029: what changes for your childcare organisation?

From 2029 the government wants to abolish the childcare allowance and pay a subsidy directly to childcare organisations and childminder agencies. Parents then only pay a limited own contribution. Childcare becomes a service of general economic interest, which means the subsidy may not exceed your costs plus a reasonable profit. The bill is with the Council of State and goes to the House of Representatives in autumn 2026.

1 November 20267 min read

Business advice childcare

Childminder: are you a business owner for income tax or not?

A childminder can be a business owner for income tax, but not automatically. A childminder with eight children from six families got the self-employed deduction. A grandmother who only cared for her grandchildren did not. It depends on independence, the number of parents, your hours and your risk.

1 November 20268 min read

Tax childcare

VAT on freelance childcare workers: the court says exempt, the Tax Administration not yet

According to the Tax Administration, a freelance childcare worker who works in a registered childcare centre charges 21% VAT. The court of appeal in Arnhem ruled on 13 October 2026 that she may apply the childcare exemption, if she is in the personal register and linked to the childcare centre. The ruling is not yet final. For childcare organisations, real money is at stake, because they cannot deduct the VAT on freelance invoices.

1 November 20267 min read

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