Dutch Child Care Would Pay Price for Government’s Failure
Child benefits need an overhaul, but the government’s reforms would hurt child-care providers.
Nick Ottens
Nick Ottens is an investigative and opinion journalist for Wynia’s Week of the Netherlands and Atlantic Sentinel, his own blog and newsletter about the politics of France, the Netherlands, Spain and the United States. He has reported from Amsterdam, Barcelona and New York for various Dutch- and English-language media, including the Atlantic Council, EUobserver, Newsweek, NRC, Trouw and World Politics Review.
At XPRIZE, Nick designed prize competitions to accelerate innovation in agriculture, food and health care. In his spare time, he edits the online magazines Never Was and Forgotten Trek. He is a member of the Netherlands’ liberal party, VVD, and its Liberal Green network.
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