Opening hours

The UGent child care initiatives offer child care every working day between 7.30 a.m. and 6.30 p.m.

The opening hours for baby minders could deviate slightly from this, depending on the individual baby minder.

Holidays

Our day care centres are closed on legal holidays and official bank holidays.

The annual closing period coincides with the period of the Gentse Feesten (Ghent Festival) and has a maximum duration of 3 weeks.

The holiday schedule for the day care centres is announced each year during the month of January.

Closing Days 2025   Day care UGent C. Heymans & De Sterre

January 2025

  • Wed 1 January - New Year
  • Thu 2 January - Closing day
  • Fri 3 January - Closing day

March 2025

  • Fri 21 March - Dies Natalis

April 2025

  • Mon 21 April - Easter Monday
  • Tu 22 April - Study day 1

May 2025

  • Thu 1 May -  Labour Day
  • Fri 2 May - Closing day after Labour Day
  • Thu 29 May -  O.L.H. Ascension
  • Fri 30 May -Closing day after O.L.H. Ascension

June 2025

  • Mon 9 June - Whit Monday

July 2025

  • Fri 11 July - Festival of the Flemish Community
  • Mon 21 July until Thu 31 July included - Collective closing

August 2025

  • Fri 1 August till Fri 8 august included- Collective closing
  • Fri 15 August - O.L.V. Assumption
  • Mo 18 August – study day 2

November 2025

  • Fr 7 November - study day 3
  • Mo 10 November - Closing day before Day of the Armistice
  • Tu 11 November - Day of the Armistice

December 2025

  • Thu 25 December untill Tu 31 December  included  - collective closing

Closing Days 2025  Day care PPS Ghent University-Partena de Stadskabouter, de Boskabouter, het Koetshuis and de Parkkabouter

January 2025

  • Wed 1 January - Closing day

April 2025

  • Mo 21 April  – Easter Monday

May 2025

  • Thu 1 May - Labour Day
  • Fri 2 Mai - Closing day after Labour Day
  • Thu 29 May -   O.L.H Ascension
  • Fri 30 May - Closing day after OLH AScension

July 2025

  • Mon 9 June - Whit Monday

July 2025

  • Mon 21 July t.e.m. Thu 31 July included– collective closing

August 2025

  • Fri 1 August - Collective closure
  • Fri 15 August - O.L.V. Assumption
  • November 2025
  • Mo 10 November -  Closing day before Day of Armistice
  • Tu 11 November - Day of Armistice

December 2025

  • Wed 24 December - closing at 4pm
  • Thu 25 December till Fri 2 January included– collective closing

The daycare centers will be closed for 1 day for a training day.

These day will be communicated in time.