Transcript Leontine Diemel ICMEC seminar 23.03.09

Leontine Diemel: THE DUTCH
CHILDCARE ACT 2005 &
TRIODUS
University of East London
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THE CA 2005 & TRIODUS
the question:
effects of the
Childcare Act (CA) on:
• childcare
organisations
• Triodus
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THE CA 2005 & TRIODUS
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situation before the CA
basic principles
changes after 2005
other factors
conclusion &
answer
• improvement
points
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THE SITUATION BEFORE
THE CHILDCARE ACT
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BEFORE THE CA
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increase of childcare places
still not enough places
low capacity utilisation
limited acces
expensive for
companies
• no market forces
• quality rules: tangled
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BASIC PRINCIPLES OF
THE CHILDCARE ACT
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BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE CA
tripartite system:
parents
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employers
government
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BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE CA
maximum price per hour:
• personnel costs
• price inflation
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BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE CA
formal childcare:
• day care
• out-of-school
care
• childminder
care
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BASIC PRINCIPLES OF THE CA
guarantee of quality:
• Quality Policy Rules
• Area Health Authority
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THE CA - introduction Triodus
information
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THE CA - introduction Triodus
collecting tax money
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THE CA - introduction Triodus
administrative problems:
• ict
• tax authorities
• difficult:
management
Acc.receiv.
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THE CA - introduction Triodus
monitor:
• waiting listst
• places offered
• cancellations
• places occupied
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THE CA - introduction Triodus
consultation & co-ordination:
• deployment of personnel
• occupied
places
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THE CA - introduction Triodus
staff:
• no permanent contracts
• overhead cuts
• efficient
deployment
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THE CA - Triodus after 2005
a brighter future
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CHANGES IN
THE CHILDCARE ACT
AFTER 2005
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THE CA AFTER 2005
• parents’
contributions less
• employers’
contributions
compulsory
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THE CA AFTER 2005
change in law on education:
increase out-of-school care
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THE CA AFTER 2005
Triodus:
• ≥ 2006: increasing
demand
• ≥ 2006: increasing
capacity utilisation
• stronger financial
position
• expansion & quality
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DEVELOPMENTS CHILDCARE
solvency
current ratio
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07
20
06
20
05
20
04
20
03
gross profit rate
20
02
140%
120%
100%
80%
60%
40%
20%
0%
-20%
20
01
percentage
Financial position Triodus
years
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DEVELOPMENTS CHILDCARE
national:
gross profit rate
2005
2006
2007
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0,8%
2,8%
4,1%
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DEVELOPMENTS CHILDCARE
Triodus - Number of groups
140
120
groups
100
80
60
40
20
20
08
20
06
20
04
20
02
20
00
19
98
19
96
19
94
19
92
19
90
0
years
daycare
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out-of-school care
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DEVELOPMENTS CHILDCARE
national:
250
places (x1000)
200
daycare centres
0-3 year olds
150
100
out-of-school care
4-12 year olds
50
0
1990
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'guestparents'
0-12 year olds
1995
2000
2005
2010
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WHAT OTHER FACTORS
HAVE INFLUENCED THE
DEVELOPMENTS IN CHILDCARE
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FACTORS OF INFLUENCE
economic growth
4,0%
3,5%
3,0%
2,5%
growth
2,0%
1,5%
1,0%
0,5%
0,0%
2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007
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FACTORS OF INFLUENCE
increase job vacancies
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FACTORS OF INFLUENCE
women at work:
• more
• more hours
• three days
a week
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WHAT EFFECTS HAS THE
THE CHILDCARE ACT HAD?
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POSITIVE EFFECTS
• employers’s contribution
compulsory
• parents: more equal
rights
• quality requirements:
more transparency
• independent inspections
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POSITIVE EFFECTS
• more rapid co-ordination of
demand & supply
• increasing number of places
• increasing capacity
utilisation
• improving financial
position
• parents: less costs
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IMPROVEMENT POINTS
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IMPROVEMENT POINTS
• ambiguous quality rules
• co-operation education
& childcare
• market forces &
independence from the
government
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500.000 PLACES IN CHILDCARE:
WE ARE ON THE WAY!
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