Registration with Amsteltaal
Newcomers aged 4/5 should always be registered at a regular elementary school. Only if it appears that the child needs more intensive social-emotional and/or cognitive support, the elementary school can register the student for the Amsteltaal kindergarten group. Siblings of older children who are enrolled at Amsteltaal, can be immediately placed in the kindergarten group.
Newcomers aged 6 or older cannot be registered directly with Amsteltaal, but must first be registered with the Central Information Office Amstelveen. You can reach the CIL at info@poamstelveen.nl or 06-82288072. The CIL can inform you about the Dutch education system, availability at the various schools and procedures. More information can be found at: www.cilamstelveen.nl
The criteria that will be used for application are:
- The child is 6 years of age or older and is "school ready," or in other words meets the requirements to be able to read and write;
- The child lives in the Municipality of Amstelveen, Ouderkerk or Nes a/d Amstel;
- The child speaks little or no Dutch
- The parents of the child intend to settle in the Netherlands for a longer period of time and want their child to go to regular Dutch-speaking primary education.