List of Child Care Companies in Belgium

Last updated 5 November 2026

There are 7,740 child care companies in Belgium, one in every 309 Belgian companies. Most of them are small: four in five have one to four people, and only 84 firms employ 50 people or more. One in nine childcare centres is based in Antwerpen, Gent, Bruxelles, Leuven and Liège. Below you find the largest childcare centres in Belgium, the cities where they cluster, how many started this year and which are the oldest. The full list with addresses, phone numbers and email is in our Belgian company database or through the KBO API.

7,740 companies indexed · Data counted on 5 November 2026

Companies7,7401 in309 Belgian companiesCities583Largest cityAntwerpen 391Sole traders25%Employees1-4 (83%)Revenue< $100K (79%)Email36%Phone53%Website41%

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	Company Name	Country	City	Address 1	State/Province	Postal Code	Website	Founding Year	Yearly Revenue in U.S. Dollars	Employees Total	Business Legal Type - Description	Number of Companies in Group	Company Registration Number
1	Ferm Kinderopvang	Belgium	Leuven	Remylaan 4b	Vlaams Brabant	3018	*****.be	1976	$40,090,874	1,186	Non profit organization	254	BE0416117627
2	Infano	Belgium	Ternat	Keizerstraat 35	Vlaams Brabant	1740	*****.be	2002	$16,761,926	663	Non profit organization	83	BE0477578411
3	Felies	Belgium	Schaerbeek	Avenue Britsiers 5	Bruxelles Capitale	1030	*****.be	1979	$11,368,129	289	Non profit organization	85	BE0420427890
4	Societe Intercommunale Des Modes D'accueil Pour Jeunes Enfants	Belgium	Forville	Rue Albert-ier Nov. 9	Namur	5380	*****.be	1990	$8,502,139	568	Cooperative	66	BE0242214146
5	Pietje Pek	Belgium	Brugge	Katelijnestraat 115	West Vlaanderen	8000	*****.be	1997	$3,910,494	52	Non profit organization	4	BE0462950712
6	Kinderdagverblijf Beregoed	Belgium	Gent	Michel Thieryhof 10	Oost Vlaanderen	9000	N/A	1992	$3,454,068	46	Non profit organization	4	BE0447515042
7	Babilou Belgium	Belgium	Zaventem	Ikaroslaan 27	Vlaams Brabant	1930	*****.be	2013	$2,955,567	157	Corporation	1000	BE0537629329
8	Bebe Boulot	Belgium	Tournai	Quai Saint-brice 35	Hainaut	7500	*****.be	2008	$2,903,818	48	Non profit organization	4	BE0897159334
9	Familiehulp Kinderopvang De Speelboom	Belgium	Saint-josse-ten-noode	Rue Royale 294	Bruxelles Capitale	1210	*****.be	1989	$2,555,462	185	Non profit organization	16	BE0443631280
10	Kindercentrum	Belgium	Paardenstad	Koning Albertstraat 43	West Vlaanderen	8791	*****.be	1971	$2,542,706	129	Non profit organization	14	BE0408226775
11	Crèche De L'hopital Erasme	Belgium	Anderlecht	Route de Lennik 808	Bruxelles Capitale	1070	*****.be	1978	$2,418,925	12	Non profit organization	2	BE0419030003
12	Crèches La Roseraie	Belgium	Charleroi	Rue de L'Hopital 21	Hainaut	6060	N/A	1998	$2,382,445	46	Non profit organization	2	BE0462350795
13	Centre Regional De La Famille Et De L Enfance	Belgium	Perwez	Chaussee de Wavre 4	Brabant Wallon	1360	*****.be	1990	$2,266,348	116	Non profit organization	12	BE0443277627
14	Actions Regionales Pour La Collectivite	Belgium	Blegny	Rue Lieutenant Jungling 2	Liège	4671	*****.be	1985	$2,228,898	186	Non profit organization	13	BE0431180440
15	Gemeenschapsinitiatief Voor Brusselse Buitenschoolse Opvang In Het Nederlands	Belgium	Bruxelles	Rue Karel Bogaerd 4	Bruxelles Capitale	1020	N/A	2007	$2,207,354	15	Non profit organization	N/A	BE0887876335
16	Intercommunale Sociale Du Brabant Wallon	Belgium	Rixensart	Rue Du Cerf 200	Brabant Wallon	1332	*****.be	1968	$2,167,203	222	Cooperative	68	BE0200362408
17	Kinderopvang Scholengroep Stroom	Belgium	Oostende	Leffingestraat 1	West Vlaanderen	8400	N/A	2007	$2,153,072	38	Non profit organization	6	BE0891472362
18	Crèches De Schaerbeek	Belgium	Schaerbeek	Place Colignon 100	Bruxelles Capitale	1030	*****.be	1973	$2,014,436	283	Non profit organization	22	BE0413249296
19	Les Arsouilles, Service De Gardiennat A Domicile De Vie Feminine	Belgium	Ciney	Rue Edouard Dinot 21, Internal Postal Box 5	Namur	5590	*****.be	1978	$1,843,345	155	Non profit organization	8	BE0418415042
20	De Hummeltjes Vzw	Belgium	Hasselt	Zuster Stanislaslaan 1	Limburg	3500	*****.be	1958	$1,624,489	160	Non profit organization	13	BE0409987425
21	Kinderopvang Zonnestraal	Belgium	Sint-niklaas	Gladiolenstraat 10	Oost Vlaanderen	9100	*****.be	1973	$1,569,061	23	Non profit organization	N/A	BE0413351642
22	Soetkin	Belgium	Kortrijk	Budastraat 30	West Vlaanderen	8500	*****.be	1990	$1,536,466	97	Non profit organization	7	BE0443641970
23	Kinderopvang De Duinhuisjes	Belgium	Knokke	Bremlaan 37	West Vlaanderen	8300	*****.be	1973	$1,520,200	110	Non profit organization	11	BE0413323037
24	Societe Namuroise D'equipements Familiaux	Belgium	Namur	Rue de la Luzerne 22	Namur	5100	*****.be	1971	$1,500,309	241	Non profit organization	11	BE0411649390
25	Kinderdagverblijf Familia	Belgium	Genk	Halmstraat 3	Limburg	3600	*****.be	1997	$1,448,503	108	Non profit organization	N/A	BE0461401779

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Where in Belgium?

Antwerpen has the most child care companies in Belgium (391), ahead of Gent (187), Bruxelles (118), Leuven (102) and Liège (99). Together the five hold one in nine of them.

Cities by number of firms

583 Belgian cities have at least one childcare centre; 244 have ten or more; 38 have exactly one. Click a city to set the lens.

By province 16 provinces

Province	Firms	%
Antwerpen	1,333	17%
West Vlaanderen	1,122	14%
Oost Vlaanderen	1,045	14%
Vlaams Brabant	812	10%
Bruxelles Capitale	795	10%
Liège	588	8%
Hainaut	504	7%
Limburg	476	6%
Brabant Wallon	366	5%
Namur	346	4%

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How many child care companies are there in Belgium?

Child care companies and childcare centres in Belgium

7,740

5 November 2026

There are 7,740 child care companies and childcare centres in Belgium in our data (5 November 2026). That is one in every 309 Belgian companies. About one new firm is entered in the register every working day this year (188 so far in 2026).

Structure

Single-site firms: 2,971 38%
Head offices: 785
Branch offices: 3,984

Classification

NACE-BEL 2008 code 8891, NACE Rev. 2 889. Our platform filter is NACE-BEL 2008 8891.

567 of the 7,740 are BV/SRL and NV/SA (7%); 1,906 are sole traders. They come from Kruispuntbank van Ondernemingen (KBO/BCE) and our Belgian register data, through the KBO API.

Firm sizes in Belgium

Of the 5,712 Belgian childcare centres with a known headcount, 4,760 (83%) have one to four people, 379 have five to nine, 489 have ten to 49 and 84 have 50 or more. Most firms turn over under $100,000 a year (2,968, 79%).

EU size bands · the grey line shows all Belgian companies

Micro under 105,139 90%
Small 10 to 49489 9%
Medium 50 to 24979 1%
Large 250+5 <0.1%

Grey line: the share among all Belgian companies (98% have under ten staff).

firms turn over more than $5 million a year; 3 more than $10 million.

188

firms were entered in 2026.

Largest childcare centres in Belgium

The biggest firms by staff and by revenue, the largest in Antwerpen, the biggest newcomers of 2026 and the oldest firms. Click a name for the record.

Ferm Kinderopvang is the largest childcare centre in Belgium by headcount. 84 firms employ 50 people or more; 30 employ 100 or more.

1Leuven1,186 staff
2Ternat663 staff
3Forville568 staff
4Schaerbeek500 staff
5Schaerbeek289 staff
6Schaerbeek283 staff
7Namur241 staff
8Rixensart222 staff
9Blegny186 staff
10Saint-Josse-Ten-Noode185 staff

By employee size · 5,712 firms with a known headcount

Employees	Firms	%
1-4	4,760	83%
5-9	379	7%
10-19	278	5%
20-49	211	4%
50-99	54	0.9%
100-199	21	0.4%
200-499	4	<0.1%
500-999	3	<0.1%
1,000+	2	<0.1%

83% have 1 to 4 people; 211 have 20 to 49; 84 have 50 or more.

By yearly revenue (USD)

Revenue	Firms	%
< $100K	2,968	79%
$100K-$500K	696	19%
$500K-$1M	55	1%
$1M-$5M	30	0.8%
$5M-$10M	1	<0.1%
$10M-$50M	3	<0.1%

79% under $100,000; 30 between $1M and $5M; 4 above $5M.

Childcare centres in Antwerpen

Antwerpen has 391 child care companies and childcare centres, 0.4% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 11% above the national share. Seven in ten Antwerpen firms have fewer than five people; 2 have 50 or more. 6 new firms were entered in 2026, 72 date from before 1990.

Size

1-4 staff: 144 · 71%
5-9: 30 · 15%
10-19: 16 · 8%
20-49: 12 · 6%
50+: 2 · 1.0%

Legal form

Sole traders: 52 · 13%
Partnerships: 11 · 3%
BV/SRL and NV/SA: 81 · 21%
Other or none: 247 · 63%

Of the Belgian total: 5.1%
Of all Antwerpen companies: 0.4%
Against the national share: 1.1×

New

Entered 2026 so far: 6
Entered 2025: 19
Of Belgium's 2026 entries: 3.2%

Old

Before 1990: 72 · 18%
1990 or later: 319 · 82%
Of Belgium's pre-1990 firms: 8.8%

Reachable

Email: 136 · 35%
Phone: 207 · 53%
Website: 161 · 41%

Revenue (USD)

Under $100K: 113 · 66%
$100K-$500K: 54 · 32%
$500K-$1M: 4 · 2%
$1M and more: 0 · 0%

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How reachable are they?

Childcare centres are easier to reach than the average Belgian company: 53% list a phone number and 41% a website.

Email2,786 36%
Phone4,075 53%
Website3,186 41%

Grey line: all Belgian companies (email 23%, phone 43%, website 27%).

The full list with these fields is in our Belgian company database.

Sole traders or BV/SRL: how they are organised

One in four Belgian childcare centres work as sole traders, against 32% of all Belgian companies. Only one firm in fourteen is a BV/SRL or NV/SA.

Sole traders (eenmanszaak / entreprise individuelle)1,90625%
Partnerships (VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm)2794%
BV/SRL and NV/SA5677%
No form on record or other4,98864%

Single-site: 38%
Head offices: 785
Branches: 3,984

All Belgian companies: 32% sole traders, 9% partnerships, 28% BV/SRL and NV/SA.

Newcomers in Belgium in 2026

188 childcare centres were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, about one per working day, after 390 in 2025. Belgium as a whole saw 108,068 new companies in 2026, so this industry takes 0.2% of the inflow.

2612022
3872023
4802024
3902025
1882026 so far

16 of this year's 188 are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

The biggest newcomers of 2026

The year is the register entry; an established firm that changes legal form appears as new.

1Ledegem10 staff
2Etikhove9 staff
3Ixelles9 staff
4Niel9 staff
5Willebroek5 staff

How they compare

Next to related industries

There are 2 media companies for every childcare centre in Belgium.

Industry	Firms	Website	1-4 staff
Media Companies	17,753	26%	88%
Theaters	17,322	27%	94%
Advertising Companies	15,298	27%	90%
Child Care Companies	7,740	41%	61%
Event Companies	6,743	29%	89%
Zoos	521	42%	67%

In other countries

Country	Firms	Per 1,000 cos.
Belgium	7,740	3.2
Ireland	2,780	6.9

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The oldest firms in Belgium

Our data holds 11 Belgian childcare centres from before 1900, 131 from before 1950 and 822 from before 1990.

1874
1. Rumst
1899
1. Oostende
1899
1. Oostende
1899
1. Oostende
1899
1. Oostende
1899
1. Oostende

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Frequently asked questions

How many child care companies are there in Belgium?

There are 7,740 child care companies and childcare centres in Belgium in our data, counted on 5 November 2026. That is one in every 309 Belgian companies.

Which is the largest childcare centre in Belgium?

Ferm Kinderopvang in Leuven, with 1,186 staff. By revenue Babilou Belgium in Zaventem leads with $3.0 million a year.

Which Belgian city has the most child care companies?

Antwerpen, with 391, ahead of Gent (187), Bruxelles (118), Leuven (102) and Liège (99).

How many childcare centres are there in Antwerpen?

391, which is 0.4% of all 108,393 Antwerpen companies and 11% above the national share.

How big is a typical childcare centre?

Small. 83% of the 5,712 firms with a known headcount have one to four people; 84 have 50 or more. Most turn over under $100,000 a year.

Are Belgian child care companies sole traders or companies?

One in four (1,906) are sole traders, 4% are partnerships and 7% (567) are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

How many childcare centres started in 2026?

188 were entered in the Belgian register so far in 2026, after 390 in 2025. 16 of them are BV/SRL and NV/SA.

What is the oldest childcare centre in Belgium?

Gemeentebestuur Van Rumst in Rumst, 1874, followed by Stad Oostende in Oostende (1899) and Stad Oostende in Oostende (1899). 11 firms date from before 1900.

Which industry code covers child care companies?

Belgian child care companies are classified under NACE-BEL 2008 code 8891, NACE Rev. 2 code 889. Our platform filters them on NACE-BEL 2008 8891.

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