You are looking for or have found a way to look after your child: financial assistance

Verified 14 October 2024 - Directorate for Legal and Administrative Information (Prime Minister)

If you have found a way to look after your child, you can receive financial assistance, under certain conditions. They vary depending on whether you entrust your child to a registered nursery assistant or if you are directly employing a person who keeps it at your home or if you are using a micro-nursery.

In any case, your child should have under 6 years.

Maternity Assistant

If you entrust it to a registered nursery assistant, you may be entitled to free choice of custody complement. It is a partial payment of the mother's salary.

You can also benefit from a tax credit.

Home Care

If you directly employ a person who keeps it at your home, you may be entitled to free choice of custody complement. It's a partial assumption of the person's remuneration.

You can also benefit from a tax credit.

Micro-nursery

If you use a micro-nursery, which is a group accommodation facility with a maximum capacity of 12 places, you can enjoy the free choice of custody complement for child care expenses.

You can also benefit from a tax credit.