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A creche in West Flanders has been shut down by the region's government after numerous reports of severe child abuse were made by both parents and by staff members.
An estimated 400 families in Brussels are finding themselves without childcare after the NeoKids chain of nurseries filed for bankruptcy.
The ongoing staff shortages in Dutch-speaking creches have become so severe that parents have come together to create an emergency creche in the office of minister Hilde Crevits, hoping to raise a
The City of Brussels has announced plans to stop using disposable nappies in all 40 of its municipal creches to substantially reduce waste, after a successful trial.
The committee tasked with evaluating the agencies responsible for childcare in Flanders issued a scathing final report after holding 10 hearings and examining thousands of documents.
Only one out of every three crèches in Brussels is complying with language legislation that requires a Dutch-speaking contact person be present, according to reports by Bruzz.
The Flemish department for the health of Children and Family (Kind en Gezin) is planning reforms for the daycare sector following the death of a six-month-old girl at a crèche in West Flanders.
Brussels’ popular “pushchair café”, L’Haricot Magique, has warned that its existence is threatened and it could have to close this spring if extra funding cannot be found.
The pre- and primary school Kameleon in Anderlecht has promised to take steps to prevent children from leaving the building unaccompanied, after a four-year-old made a run for it on Monday.
