Barcelona Mum

The Early Years

The Early Years is a child minding service for children up to the age of five (maximum of five children per time) run by Melissa Boddy - qualified English nursery teacher with 20 years experience. Based in Can Roca (Near Mas Mestre Swimming Pool)
650173807

Comments:
Melissa offers daycare in English for babies and toddlers up to the age of 5. Children play in a friendly, safe home environment with an enclosed private garden space for outdoor play. Melissa offers a pick up service from Castelldefels and Sitges. Oliver (aged 8 months) has just started going there and absolutely loves it. Melissa is full of genuine enthusiasm and goes that extra mile to make both the children and parents feel totally at ease. (RL)

Recommended by Rebecca Laidlaw

Kids Park (0 - 2) and The Early Childhood Unit (ETU) (2 -5)

Kids Park (0 - 2) and The Early Childhood Unit (ECU) (2 -5) are both owned by Escaan International School
Passeig Isaac Albeniz s/n, 08870 Sitges, 938942040 info@escaan.com www.escaan.com
Comments:
"Good starting block for English and great for stimulating young children. Good for making friends. Teachers really friendly and caring and happy to give cuddles to the children. Cheerful classrooms. Activities and Concerts. Mix of nationalities." (Caroline Powers)

British School of Barcelona - Castelldefels

Children of three and four can attend Nursery at the British School (Early Years department). This stage in the education is pre-National Curriculum and is called the Foundation Stage. The programme is divided into 6 areas of learning, providing a framework for the early years curriculum, working towards early learning goals. These stages are personal and emotional development, communication, mathematics, knowledge, creative development and physical development.
Calle Ginesta, 26 08860 Castelldefels 936651584 info@britishschoolbarcelona.com www.britishschoolbarcelona.com

Planet English Morning Club

Planet English Morning Club is a unique educational experience offering a full Primary curriculum taught in English in the mornings to children between 3 and 6 who maybe are here temporarily,or are on a waiting list for one of the International schools, or who haven´t decided which educational road to go up yet. The aim is quality personalized teaching to very a limited group.
Calle Germans Maristes 2A. 938111749 www.planetenglishclub.com

Click here to read an interview with Briget Nelson, co-founder of Planet English

Local State and Private Nurseries

Private Nursery - Centro Infantil Pequeno Bosque
Calle Floreal 14 bjs
contact Roxana tel 938944801
open 8-7, including over the summer

costs 280 euros for a whole month full time or you can buy bonos as follows:
25 hours 150 euros
50 hours 180 euros
80 hrs 230 euros
bonos have to be used within 45 days

"The nursery is totally flexible about times - mine change quite often if my classes are cancelled or moved around and you only need to tell them the day before.

I was able to stay with Stan for his first week, gradually increasing the amount of time we stayed and I got the impression that I could have kept staying with him for even longer had I wanted to. When he started staying on his own, we increased how long he stayed gradually and I decided how long this would be, it wasn't dictated by the nursery.

Stan is in the younger group and there are 2 staff for 10 children which I believe is a good ratio by Spanish standards! The staff are very sweet with the children. There are plenty of toys and activites and there is a small outside play area with trikes etc which the groups use in turns. Each child has a record book so you can find out what they did during the day. There are children of lots of different nationalities there, although at Stan's age (20 months) it's hard to say if he even realises they are speaking Catalan to him. And finally, you can actually peep in through the window and see what's going on, unlike most other nurseries I've seen! " (SH)
Recommended by Sarah Holberton


State Nursery - Llar d'Infants El Cercolet
Carrer Samuel Barrachina, 3
08870 Sitges
Telephone 938111064
Fax 938948816
Email a8058854@xtec.net
Web www.xtec.net/centres/a8058854/

State Nursery - La Moixiganga
Carrer la Devesa
08870 Sitges
Telephone 938114173
Email mcortega2682@yahoo.es

State Nursery -  LLI pública El Cargol
Ctra. Carç, 100
08810 - Sant Pere de Ribes
Telephone 938963870

State Nursery - LLI pública Els Tres Pins
C. Velázquez/Àng.Guimerà/Eugeni d'Ors
08810 - Sant Pere de Ribes
Telephone 938933350

State Nursery - LLI pública d'Olivella
C. de la Nova Plaça de Can Milà, s/n
08818 - Olivella
Telephone 663009647

Private Nursery - Llar d'Infants Massó
C/Nou 34
08810 Sant Pere de Ribes
Email a08027122@xtec.net 

Private Nursery - Txukimuki
Calle Pilar Franquet 16B
08870 Sitges
Telephone 938942569

Private Nursery - Maris Patricia Enriquez Farreras
Calle Espalter 2
08870 Sitges
Telephone 938942147

Private Nursery - Llar D´Infants Bambi
Calle Floreal 14
08870 Sitges
Telephone 938944801
 
Private Nursery - La Cue Del Drac
Calle Sol 2
08870 Sitges
Telephone 938949631

Private Nursery - Valcote.
Ctra. Costes 9
08870 Sitges
Telephone 938940133