{"id":21352,"date":"2020-08-05T14:23:53","date_gmt":"2020-08-05T12:23:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/home-education\/"},"modified":"2026-04-10T15:30:39","modified_gmt":"2026-04-10T13:30:39","slug":"home-education","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/home-education\/","title":{"rendered":"Home schooling"},"content":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>In the Netherlands, we assume all children attend school, but that is not always true.<\/p>","protected":false},"author":17,"featured_media":12699,"parent":20836,"menu_order":2,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"templates\/kennisbank-detail.php","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[313,281],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-21352","page","type-page","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-holiday-and-compulsory-education","category-vakantie-en-leerplicht"],"acf":{"inhoud":[{"acf_fc_layout":"inhoud_blok","afbeelding_of_video":"geen","afbeelding":false,"video":null,"intro":"In some countries, parents can teach their child at home. In the Netherlands, this is not allowed easily. When can you teach your child at home? What rules apply? How do you set up home education? And what about supervision?","inhoud":"<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">When can you give home education?<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">You can only give home education in the Netherlands if your child has a duty of care exemption. There are three exceptions when home education can be given:<\/span><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"1\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If parents have a traveling lifestyle.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"2\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If there is no school nearby with your belief system.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<li data-leveltext=\"\uf0b7\" data-font=\"Symbol\" data-listid=\"11\" data-list-defn-props=\"{&quot;335552541&quot;:1,&quot;335559684&quot;:-2,&quot;335559685&quot;:720,&quot;335559991&quot;:360,&quot;469769226&quot;:&quot;Symbol&quot;,&quot;469769242&quot;:[8226],&quot;469777803&quot;:&quot;left&quot;,&quot;469777804&quot;:&quot;\uf0b7&quot;,&quot;469777815&quot;:&quot;hybridMultilevel&quot;}\" aria-setsize=\"-1\" data-aria-posinset=\"3\" data-aria-level=\"1\"><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If your child cannot physically or mentally attend school.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n"},{"acf_fc_layout":"knop","knop":{"title":"Exemption from compulsory education","url":"https:\/\/oudersenonderwijs.nl\/en\/exemption-from-compulsory-education\/","target":"_blank"},"kleur":"primary"},{"acf_fc_layout":"extra_inhoud_blok","inhoud":"<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Conditions for home education<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">To give home education, you need an exemption from the duty of care. There are no rules about how or what to teach. No one watches the quality. There is a quality mark for home education, but it is not required. You can use the quality rules as a guide.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">How to give home education<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">There is no set way to give home education. You can choose many ways and mixes. Some families use the same materials as schools. Others use project learning, more hands-on work, or natural learning.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Choose what suits your child best. You can use many materials and sources from the internet, distance learning, school methods, experts, family, and home education groups. On <\/span><a href=\"https:\/\/www.thuisonderwijs.nl\/\"><span data-contrast=\"none\">the website of the Dutch Association for Home Education<\/span><\/a><span data-contrast=\"auto\">, you find much information and tips.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Is there supervision on home education?<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">No. The education inspectorate watches schools, but not home education.<\/span><span data-ccp-props=\"{&quot;201341983&quot;:0,&quot;335559739&quot;:0,&quot;335559740&quot;:240}\">\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<h3><b><span data-contrast=\"auto\">Who pays for home education?<\/span><\/b><\/h3>\n<p><span data-contrast=\"auto\">If your child goes to school, the government pays for education. 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