“Children shape the world of tomorrow: Childcare continues to grow.”
Message from the Management Board
At Partou, we believe that all children have the right to develop their full potential in childcare. Children shape the world of tomorrow. That is why our mission is to prepare every child for the future through play. Through play-based activities and free play, the children at our settings in the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and Germany learn early on to interact with and respect each other with empathy and tolerance. These skills are critical to promoting well-rounded development in children. Hence our belief that this developmental right applies not only to children of working parents, but to children of all parents. Accessible, high-quality childcare, everywhere and for all children, promotes equity and a resilient society.
A developmental right for all children calls for universal access to childcare. With the collapse of the Dutch government, the implementation date of the proposed system reform that would help achieve this will likely be pushed back even further. However, the current generation of children does not have the luxury of time to wait that long. They are already entitled to the best possible child development through accessible childcare. And it can be done!