Childcare allowance

Childcare allowance is a (partial) reimbursement of childcare costs. For example, if your children attend a daycare center, out-of-school care or a guest parent.

You can apply for the supplement if:

you and your partner work during the day
you are in training
you receive benefits

How much allowance you will receive depends on your income level, the number of children and the type of care. At the Belastingdienst you can make a trial calculation to see how much childcare allowance you can get.

How does it work?

You can get the allowance for the following types of child care:

Day care in a nursery or day care center.
Extracurricular care of children aged 4 to 12.
Guest parent care. You can only receive allowance for a guest parent who is registered with a registered guest parent agency.
Parent participation creches where a group of parents take turns caring for their own children.
Own nanny. The babysitter is registered as a host parent and you pay the babysitter white. You can arrange this through a host parent agency.
Toddler care of children aged 2.5 to 4 years.

What should I do?

You can apply for the childcare allowance through My Benefits. Log in with your DigiD.

Need help arranging or apply something from the digital government? Then contact the Digital Government Information Point.

What do I need to bring to the application?

Proof of your and your partner's income
Cost statement from the child care organization
If you have debts, attach documents that prove this

How long does it take?

You will be notified within 8 weeks whether you will receive child care subsidies.

Objecting

If you disagree with the decision, you can object within 6 weeks.

Child care allowance affair

Do you live in the municipality of Voorne aan Zee and are you a victim of the childcare allowance affair of the Tax Office? Then you can contact us for help and support with any (financial) problems. More information can be found on the Childcare Allowance Affair page.