by Editorial Team | Child Care, Children, New to Amsterdam
All childcare in the Netherlands needs to be approved and registered by the Ministry of Health. There is a national database of registered childcare which you can reference at any time. To understand how to use it, read on. All childcare facilities in the Netherlands...
by Lee Bouchard | Children, Life in Amsterdam, New to Amsterdam
There’s more to Amsterdam than the brick jungle of narrow streets and shuttered houses shown on postcards. Its abundant green space offers tremendous opportunity for rugged outdoor exploration… Whether it’s climbing through the treetops on rope...
by Ruth | Birth Stories, Pregnancy
Queens Day – the biggest party of the year in The Netherlands and the day when the city of Amsterdam goes crazy. Not an ideal time to go into labour then… Hi, my name is Ruth and I had a home birth. Before you start thinking of me as a granola-eating,...
by Lynn Morrison | Quick Travel Guides, Travel
It might be most famous for its white and blue pottery, but the city of Delft has much more to offer! Lynn Morrison from Delft MaMa shows us why Delft is an ideal day trip for families. Lying nearly equidistant from both Rotterdam and The Hague, Delft could easily be...
by Dafna Eccles | Ask the Expert, Home Sweet Home, Legal
Renting expert Dafna Eccles returns with more advice on your renting-related questions. Q. Who pays for maintenance and repairs of the house, the tenant or the landlord? Tenants are responsible for small, inexpensive repairs that don’t require specialist skills,...