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Childcare benefits for over 1 million children

In 2021, childcare benefits were paid for over 1 million children. The number of children with parents receiving a childcare allowance has been rising since 2015, although growth has levelled off in recent...

Dutch use childcare more than other EU countries

Three-quarters of Dutch children below the age of 3 was in childcare in 2014, the highest share of all EU countries.

Economy in Q1 2022 the same size as in the previous quarter

According to the first quarterly estimate , gross domestic product (GDP) remained virtually unchanged in Q1 2022 relative to the previous quarter.

Labour participation among young men restored

More young men have started working over the past two years. For a long time, net labour participation among young men lagged behind the female rate.

How many people are key workers in the Netherlands?

Schools and childcare centres in the Netherlands have been closed as a measure against the spread of coronavirus. Parents and guardians who work in crucial sectors can rely on arranged childcare so they...

Inflation rate up again in the Caribbean Netherlands

In the third quarter of 2021, consumer goods and services on Bonaire were 4.3 percent more expensive than one year previously.

Caribbean Netherlands: more births in 2020

Last year, 830 new inhabitants were added to the population of the Caribbean Netherlands. This was mainly due to foreign migration.

Economic contraction 0.5 percent in Q1 2021

In Q1 2021, gross domestic product (GDP) decreased by 0.5 percent relative to the previous quarter.

Care spending up by 5.1 percent

In 2007, total spending on care, i.e. health care plus welfare services, amounted to 74 billion euro, a 5.1 percent increase relative to 2006.

Government; social benefits

Statutory social security benefits, Social Assistance Benefits

Slower increase in care spending

Spending on health care and welfare in the Netherlands amounted to 61.5 billion euro in 2005. This is 2.8 percent more than in 2004.

Childcare in Breda, 2012 (Dutch only)

Use of childcare facilities in Breda: number of childcare hours, children and households by type of childcare, personal characteristics of the children and the applicant, household income and municipality,...

Childcare in Emmen, 2011 (Dutch only)

Use of childcare facilities in Emmen: number of childcare hours, children and households by type of childcare, personal characteristics of the children and the applicant, household income and municipality,...

Childcare in Breda, 2011 (Dutch only)

Use of childcare facilities in Breda: number of childcare hours, children and households by type of childcare, personal characteristics of the children and the applicant, household income and municipality,...

Childcare in 63 municipalities, 2013 (Dutch only)

Use of childcare facilities in 63 municipalities: number of childcare hours, children and households by type of childcare, personal characteristics of the children and the applicant, household income,...

Female entrepreneurs just as internationally active as male entrepreneurs

Female entrepreneurs in the Dutch business economy are engaged in international activities to virtually the same degree as their male counterparts.

Childcare by neighbourhood in Deventer, 2010 (Dutch only)

Use of child care provisions by income and neighbourhood in 2010. Results are available on request. Commissioned by: municipality of Deventer

Childcare by neighbourhood in Enschede, 2010 (Dutch only)

Use of child care provisions by income and neighbourhood in 2010. Results are available on request. Commissioned by: SKE Childcare

Professional childcare in demand

More parents receive childcare allowance

Last year, 462 thousand parents in the Netherlands received a childcare allowance, 77 thousand more than in 2007. Total costs of childcare amounted to 3.2 billion euro; parents received 2.6 billion euro...

Hefty growth in childcare in 2007

One in four Dutch children were cared for in an official day-care provision in 2007. This is more than in 2006, when one in five children were in official childcare.

Childcare more important for working parents

Childcare provided by day care centres, after-school care and voluntary care were the main types of childcare in 2009 for more than half of the 1.4 million households in the Netherlands with one or two...

Childcare closest to home in large cities

Just over 6.3 thousand child care centres in the Netherlands provided day care or out of school care on 1 January 2007. Inhabitants of large cities had both the most choice, and lived nearest to childcare...

Childcare often provided by family and friends

Half a million parents receive childcare allowances

The number of parents receiving childcare allowances is rising continually. In 2009, there were more than half a million recipients, an increase by 11 percent relative to one year previously.