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All knowledge points: From Young Children to Adult Education · Public and denominational schools · Compulsory Education and School Holidays · Preschool and After-school Care · Lessons about the Body and Relationships
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From Young Children to Adult Education
Children can attend childcare even before starting primary school. There, they play with other children and practise language and social skills. Some young children receive preschool education (voorschoolse educatie) if they need extra…
Read this knowledge pointPublic and denominational schools
In the Netherlands there is freedom of education. This means, among other things, that there can be different types of schools. A public school is open to pupils from various backgrounds and is run under the responsibility of the…
Read this knowledge pointCompulsory Education and School Holidays
Many children in the Netherlands start primary school at the age of four. However, compulsory education (leerplicht) begins precisely on the first day of the month after a child turns five. Compulsory education means that the child must…
Read this knowledge pointPreschool and After-school Care
There are various types of childcare in the Netherlands. Young children can attend a crèche (kinderdagverblijf) or other forms of care. Some children receive preschool and early years education, often called vve: activities with extra…
Read this knowledge pointLessons about the Body and Relationships
At school, children learn not only to read and do arithmetic. Primary schools and secondary schools are also required to pay attention to sexuality and sexual diversity. Lessons may discuss the body, relationships, boundaries, and respect.…
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