More than 500 French-speaking creches places will be opened in the Brussels Capital region next year, authorities have announced.
Fadila Laanan, president of the French-speaking Community Commission in Brussels (Cocof) said 564 additional places would be funded in 2018 – bringing the total number of new creche places since 2014 to more than 1,200. The target is to increase capacity by 2,000 by 2020.
Flemish Community Commission in Brussels having the similar initiative, is going to spend €3 million on creating extra childcare facilities.
Two new creches for dutch-speaking kids are being built – one in Ixelles and one in Saint-Josse – as well as the extension of an existing facility in Schaerbeek.
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