Hi there!
I am from Romania and I am planning to relocate to Den Bosch in 2019, together with my husband, 2-year old son, and two cats.
I have a few questions that I am hoping you can help me answer.
1. Our son will not be of school age when we move and I keep reading online that daycare is expensive, but was not able to really understand what this would mean for our budget. How much should I actually expect to pay?
Also what arrangements do people typically make there for younger kids? Should I be looking for a daycare / kindergarten / childminder? Is this something I should arrange long in advance of my arrival there?
2. Since we will both be working full time, I am wondering what our options will be if the child gets sick. Is there any special type of leave for this or do people just take vacation days? Are employers generally accepting of this? (where I live now we have paid medical leave to care for a child, but depending on employer sometimes they just prefer that you work remotely).
3. I have started searching for a job but I am not sure how close or far to look, mainly because everything seems easily reachable by train, Utrecht in 26 minutes, Eindhoven in 18 minutes.
Where I live now I spend 50 minutes a day commuting 3.5 km....
Is it possible to live in Den Bosch and work in Utrecht or Eindhoven and is it reasonable to expect trains to be reliable and to keep the total commuting time under 40-50minutes?
4. I was planning to start University again. Do the dutch have options for working professionals? Studying part-time or remote?
Thank you for reading this. Looking forward to your answers.