I need all-day childcare, but also want to use pre-school. Is that possible?

Yes, it is. You can then choose a nursery with pre-school education. In fact, there are two types of pre-school in Amsterdam:

• half-day childcare. You bring your child to the nursery with a pre-school programme for several half-days a week;
• full-day childcare. You bring your child to the nursery for full days and the pre-school programme is incorporated into the full day.

You can check with the different pre-schools to see what they offer.