In the years after the introduction of the childcare allowance, childminder agencies arose that committed fraud by not asking for a personal contribution from the parents. Often the parents did not know that a personal contribution was required and relied on the information provided by a childminder agency. An example of this is the childminder agency De Appelbloesem, where the parents gave their DigiD login to the childminder agency in order to apply for the allowance.