Childcare Benefit (reimbursement of registered childcare costs)
Kinderopvangtoeslag
Paid by Belastingdienst / Dienst Toeslagen · 🇳🇱 Netherlands
What this pays
The published value, how it is calculated, and whether it is cash or a credit ceiling.
Email and a six-digit code, then €50 a year. No password to forget.
Who qualifies
UnlockThe 4 published rules this programme tests you against — age, income, residency, household and the rest.
The steps, documents and official link are part of the paid plan. Checking how much you're owed stays free.
3 documents you'll need
UnlockExactly what to gather before you start, so nothing sends you back to the beginning.
Where this comes from
Vraag uw kinderopvangtoeslag zo snel mogelijk aan. Dit kan al zodra u het contract met de opvang hebt getekend. Doe dit uiterlijk binnen 3 maanden nadat de opvang is gestart. Anders loopt u geld mis.
A researcher has read this record against the official page.
Last checked against the official page on 5 October 2026
Source: www.belastingdienst.nl
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Related reading: How to read a grant eligibility rule
Other family & children support in Netherlands
8 more programmes are on the paid plan, with the amount, the rules, the documents and the steps for each.
- Pregnancy and Childbirth Benefit (for self-employed and workers without employer wage payment)
- Paid Parental Leave (9 weeks at 70% of wage in the child's first year)
- Adoption or Foster Care Benefit (6 weeks of paid leave)
- Youth Sports Fund (pays sports club fees and gear for children from low-income families)
- Youth Culture Fund (pays music, dance and art lessons for children from low-income families)
- Leergeld Foundation (laptop, school costs, bicycle and activities for children in poverty)
- LBIO - free collection of and advance on child maintenance
- Youth Care under the Jeugdwet (free for families)
Similar programmes
Child Budget (income-tested child supplement on top of kinderbijslag)
Belastingdienst / Dienst Toeslagen
Child Benefit (universal quarterly child allowance)
Sociale Verzekeringsbank (SVB)
Adoption or Foster Care Benefit (6 weeks of paid leave)
UWV
Paid Parental Leave (9 weeks at 70% of wage in the child's first year)
UWV
LBIO - free collection of and advance on child maintenance
Landelijk Bureau Inning Onderhoudsbijdragen (LBIO)
Pregnancy and Childbirth Benefit (for self-employed and workers without employer wage payment)
UWV