As RTL wrote in their article about childcare costs, it is inevitable that childcare costs will rise in 2023. And this increase affects the rates parents pay. Childcare is becoming more expensive, but the reimbursement that parents receive from the government (childcare allowance) is lagging behind.
An unavoidable increase in costs, both for parents and for childcare organizations.
The extent to which the costs are passed on to parents differs greatly per organization. Kibeo believes it is important that childcare remains accessible to all parents and chooses to limit the increase in rates as much as possible. Elly Brand, director of Kibeo, has already been interviewed about this in Kinderopvangtotaal.
𝗘𝗹𝗹𝘆 𝗕𝗿𝗮𝗻𝗱: 'We go for continuity, not for profit maximization. Everything that comes in goes to the employees, to the children, to quality and innovations: that is very important to us. Return is important for continuity, but not leading. As a social organization we can therefore make these kinds of choices. In anticipation of the fact that we really want to guide as many children as possible, the price should not be an obstacle. That is the most important consideration. That's why we decided to bear the costs ourselves, not the parents.'
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