BES(t) 4 kids

BES(t) 4 kids wants to offer high-quality, safe, and accessible daycare and out-of-school care for all children in the Caribbean Netherlands. So that every child has the opportunity to develop to their full potential.

On this website, you can find all the rules that are applicable to childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands effective from 1 January 2026. It focuses on the creation of a safe and caring environment in which children can develop themselves through play. And that is financially accessible to all parents.

Cooperation
In the BES(t) 4 kids program the Public Entities of Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba and the Ministries of Social Affairs and Employment, Education, Culture and Science, Health, Welfare and Sport, and the Interior and Kingdom Relations are working together with all local stakeholders to strengthen childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands.

Read about the stories and lessons learnt from practice in the magazine The best of BES(t) 4 kids, looking back on five years of working together to improve childcare in the Caribbean Netherlands. We continue building together!