Playschools and Preschools

There are more than 300 childcare centers in The Hague, and 150 of these are playschools, or peuterspeelzalen, often part of a primary school, designed to help children prepare for primary school.

They offer children from 2.5 to 4 years of age the opportunity for creative play with other children under the supervision of professional teachers several times a week, with a typical group lasting 2.5 hours. Some peuterspeelzalen will only accept children who are toilet trained.

Some nursery schools are a so-called voorschool, or preschool. At preschool special attention is given to learning the Dutch language.

Registraton

Peuterspeelzalen have to be registered with the municipality. You can find a complete overview of all the registered peuterspeelzalen in The Hague in the Register Peuterspeelzalen. 

Costs

Parents pay a contribution towards the costs for their child in the playschool, determined by the school and their income level.

Quality and inspection

Are you looking for a childcare facility in The Hague? You'll find all the various kinds of facilities in the Landelijk Register Kinderopvang (National Childcare Register), including day care, after school care and host parents, or home-based childcare, which fulfill the quality criteria under the Dutch Childcare Law.