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Hello everyone, Shopping online can be far more convenient and offer greater choice than going into shops, be it grocery shopping or retail. Are there options for online shopping in the Netherlands? Which sites or apps do you use most frequently and ...
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it will depend on the small print on your tickets - some tickets (especially bargain versions) do not permit changes/refunds.  Basically, if the flight you were booked on still flies as per the schedule in April, then it will be ...
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Hello, my wife and I are planning to move to Haarlem in two years with our children. They have EU citizenship. My children will be 4 or 5 years at the time, depending when we move. I ...
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    Hi and welcome to the Forum. Elementary school starts at age 4 and is compulsory; before that, it's childcare and you have to pay for it - the lottery element I guess indicates they have a waiting list, but school before age 4 is not obligatory. I just did a quick Google search for "elementary school in haarlem netherlands" (link), I got a lot of hits - so there is no shortage of schools there.  You won't be able to register your child for any school until you have registered and got your BSN from the local council where you live. When we moved there, we just registered, and walked over to our nearest school, helped the Headmaster climb down from the tree he had got himself stuck in, had a chat with him over a cup of coffee and then registered our 3 kids there.  We never had any problems with the Dutch education system; the main issue that expats have is they expect it to be just like home, it isn't. Please come back to us if you have any further specific questions. Hope this helps
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