Municipalities get more time and control over out-of-school care
Official title: Ontwerp van decreet tot wijziging van het decreet van 30 april 2004 tot oprichting van het intern verzelfstandigd agentschap met rechtspersoonlijkheid Opgroeien regie, het decreet van 7 december 2007 houdende de oprichting van een Adviescommissie voor Voorzieningen van Welzijn, Volksgezondheid en Gezin en (Kandidaat-)pleegzorgers en het decreet van 3 mei 2019 houdende de organisatie van buitenschoolse opvang en de afstemming tussen buitenschoolse activiteiten
Status: Parliament has approved this proposal. (parliament: ‘published in the Belgian Official Gazette’)
In plain language
- The transition period for the new out-of-school childcare and activities policy is extended by eight months until 1 September 2026. Local councils will also replace the central Flemish quality label with their own local recognition and supervision system.
- This proposal affects local municipalities, providers of childcare and leisure activities, and families with young children.
- Your child will have access to care and activities better tailored to local needs, with municipalities required to allocate at least one-third of the funds to toddler care.
Automatically summarised (gemini-3.8-flash). AI can make mistakes: if in doubt, read the official text.
From proposal to law
- Submitted 29 September 2025
- Approved by parliament 19 November 2025
- Given royal assent by the government not yet
- Published in the Belgian Official Journal not yet
- In force not yet
After the vote, the government (or, for a European law, the Council) still has to sign the proposal. Then it appears in the official journal. This usually takes a few weeks; we check every day.
How parliament voted
Passed on 19 November 202563 for · 20 against · 36 abstention(s)
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N-VA Voted for
30 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Vlaams Belang Abstained
0 for · 0 against · 28 abstentions
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Vooruit Voted for
18 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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cd&v Voted for
15 for · 0 against · 0 abstentions
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Groen Voted against
0 for · 9 against · 0 abstentions
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PVDA Voted against
0 for · 9 against · 0 abstentions
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Anders. Abstained
0 for · 0 against · 8 abstentions
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Onafhankelijke Voted against
0 for · 1 against · 0 abstentions
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Team Fouad Ahidar Voted against
0 for · 1 against · 0 abstentions