Child care at De Europese School

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Child careat De Europese School

• 9 May 2007

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Forte Kinderopvang

• Five locations for day nursery
• Four extra-curricular relief locations
• Extra-curricular relief on schools
• Leisure time arrangements for children
• as from group six.
• Pre-school play groups for toddlers.
• Full equipped, modern facilities with outside
  play areas.
• Each week - 325 child places - Day care (600
  children) - 120 children on several pre-school
  play groups

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• More than 100 employees.
• Central office with departments planning, PO,
  finances, general administration and staff.
• Management team general director, location
  managers and staff employee.
• Financially very healthy organisation.
• More than 35 years childcare experience in
  Castricum, Bergen and Limmen.

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Main points educational policy Forte

• The child is at issue.
• Respect for everything what lives.
• A child needs space.
• A child needs security and domesticity.

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Allowance childcare

• Forte Kinderopvang is a day care organisation, by
  the law recognised and registered.
• Compensation allowance childcare by means of Tax
  and Customs Administration allowances. Help
  with Childcare fees may be available through
  www.fortebv.nl or www.toeslagen.nl

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Pre-school childcare (8.00-9.00 hours)

• Sociable environment children may consume own
  breakfast.Forte looks after a cup of tea.
• Possibility to play.
• A relaxed start of the day.
• Sociable and quiet environment.
• No television and radio allowed.

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After-school childcare (afternoon, after school)

• After school care is time off for children!
• Possibility to play, making homework, activities
  (sport, game, creatively, music).
• The staff offers all kind of activities,
  obviously children are not obliged to
  participate.
• Topic and interest directed activities.

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Holiday childcare

• During holiday the childcare is one complete
  day.
• During holiday extended activity, generally by
  means of topics which are determined in
  consultation with the children.
• Also excursions and neigbourhood trips

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Agreement for childcare

• Agreement for nursery (OvK) is concluded by the
  parent with Forte Kinderopvang.
• Minimum term of 4 months.
• Notice period is 2 months, starting 1st or 16th
  of each calendar month.
• OvK
• Fixed number of days as agreed. No refund of
  money during holiday, sickness, etc.
• Purchase by day part vso nso or in
  block-systems of ½ hour purchase per holiday day
  (2 day parts)

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Several contract forms

• Fixed contract parent buys fixed day parts on
  fixed days, guaranteed relief (minimum 1x
  pre-school relief and/or 1x after-school relief
  on fixed day) with or without vakantie-opvang"
  contract
• Exclusively holiday childcare(min. 5 days per
  year).

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• 3. Contract for flexible childcare minimum 1x
  vso and/or nso per week on changing days
• 4. Contract incidental childcare payment by
  means of ticket strip.
• Initial costs concerning administrative
  operations higher hour price.
• Unused ticket strips return.

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Extra days

• Extra days possible by means of ticket strip.
• Extra days are only possible if staff capacity
  will be sufficient.

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About childcare costs

• Fixed day parts 6.75 gross hourly fee
  (vso/nso)
• Block-systems of ½ hour 8.50 gross hourly
  fee (nso)
• Flexible day parts 8.50 gross hourly fee
• Incidental relief 8.50 gross hourly fee
• Holiday relief 6.75 gross hourly fee
• Late charge 6.75 gross hourly fee

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Forte Kinderopvang

• Centraal Bureau Forte Kinderopvang
• Verlegde Overtoom 24/Postbus 401
• 1900 AK te Castricum
• Tel [phone]
• Website www.fortebv.nl
• E-mail forte_at_fortebv.nl