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From 4 years old your child may go to school. Finding the right primary school is not always easy. What do you look for when choosing a school? When and how do you have to register? How do you help your child with the transition? And what should you consider when your child starts in kindergarten? We understand this new period raises many questions. Do you want to know more about starting primary school? Then keep reading. If your question is still not answered after reading our information, call, email, or send a WhatsApp message to our advice point for tailored advice.

Knowledge Base

Parental involvement in primary school

Parental involvement in primary school: how do you do this?

Preparing for the first school day

Read our tips to prepare your toddler and yourself well for the first school day.

Choose a primary school

Choosing a primary school can be exciting. Read here what you can pay attention to when choosing a primary school for your child.

Register for the primary school

It is time to register your child at the primary school. What do you need to know?

Priority rules primary school

Increase the chance of a place for your child by knowing the priority rules of the primary school.

Getting used to primary school

Is your child about to go to primary school for the first time? We explain more about wendagen.

Refused by the primary school

What can you do if your child was refused by the primary school? Read more about refusing.

This is what your child learns in the kindergarten class

Discover what your child learns in kindergarten and read our helpful tips.

Kindergarten education and kindergarten age

Hooray! Your child is four years old and can go to primary school. How does it work at primary school?

Move from group 2 to group 3

Shorter or longer kindergarten: what does that mean and how does it work?

School and toilet training

What if accidents happen while your child is already at school? Read all about toilet training.

Exception compulsory education for four-year-olds

Is your four-year-old under the duty of care or can you sometimes still keep your toddler at home?

Education disadvantage policy

This is what you need to know about the education disadvantage policy.

Types of schools

Different types of primary education: how to choose the right primary school for your child?

Freedom of education

In the Netherlands, we have freedom of education. What exactly is this?

Alternative teaching methods

What are the most known alternative education methods and how do you choose the right one?

Public schools and special education

Waarom kies je voor een openbare basisschool óf een school met bijzonder onderwijs?

Wide schools and integral child center (IKC)

What is a integral child center and what is a broad school?

Private schools

Are you considering a private school or private primary education for your child? Read more.

Pre-primary and early education

Read here what tailored education is

Checklist for choosing a primary school

Download the checklist for choosing a primary school here. Useful!

What do you want to know more about?

Research primary school choice

What do parents think about choosing a primary school. We are happy to share the results of our research with you.

What parents think

Marjolein

The choice for a primary school was more about feeling

Parenting tips from the NJi

Going to school for the first time is a big change for your child. How can you support this well at home? And what can you do to make the transition as easy as possible for your child? The Netherlands Youth Institute provides a lot of information about this.