Last Updated on March 18, 2026 by Bruno Bianchi
Question
Hi, is it possible to get your baby into daycare in Spain without being a resident?
We’re waiting for my husband’s work to change his contract to a Spanish one so we can apply for residency (from the Netherlands) but would like our son (7 months old) to go to a daycare for one afternoon or full day a week so he can already get in contact with the Spanish language and other babies. Does anyone know how this works?
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These are the answers of some Facebook group members:
“Yes it is in private daycare. Goodluck!”
“They might ask you for your child to be in the padron, but if it’s private, probably not.”
“Yes, I believe it’s still possible with most private guarderias. At least it was when we needed it 3 years!”
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