Procedure

Pre-registration for 1st cycle of Early Childhood Education: Municipal nursery schools and kindergartens. 2025-2026 academic year

Application for a school place in the public educational centers of the municipality that welcome children from 4 months to 3 years old, in the 1st cycle of early childhood education.

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What is this procedure?

Application for a school place in the public educational centers of the municipality that welcome children from 4 months to 3 years old, in the 1st cycle of early childhood education.

The child must be at least 16 weeks old on the day the course starts.

A single application must be submitted to the Municipal Education Office (OME) within the established deadlines. The documentation must be submitted together with the pre-registration application, or during the established deadline for doing so. If the circumstances alleged in the pre-registration application are not proven during this deadline, the affected criterion will not be considered for grading purposes and the corresponding points will be lost.

Who can apply for it?

The child's father, mother or legal guardian.

What documentation must be submitted?

General documentation:

- Family book or other documents relating to affiliation. If the student is in foster care, the foster care resolution from the Department of Labor, Social Affairs and Families must be provided. - ID card of the applicant (father, mother, guardian or de facto guardian) or, if the applicant is foreign, the residence card where the NIE is stated or the passport. If the applicant is a EU citizen, an identity document from the country of origin. When the usual address claimed does not coincide with the ID card, with that of the residence card where the NIE is stated or in the case of foreign nationals without a NIE, it is proven with the certificate or municipal flyer of coexistence of the student, which must state that they live with the applicant.

Documentation required to prove the priority criteria:

To prove the residence of the family unit in the municipality. When sending the application, the automated consultation of the registry is scheduled. This consultation serves to confirm the address of the family home. If the registry data cannot be obtained, it is necessary to prove the residence by attaching a certificate or flyer of cohabitation of the student, which must state the address of the home and prove that the student lives at least with the father or mother who is submitting the application. To prove the proximity of the father, mother or legal guardian's workplace to the school. In the case of salaried individuals, it is sufficient to provide the employment contract or a certificate issued by the company. In the case of being an employee or self-employed worker, the Tax Agency model 036 or 037 must be presented, which records the address where the activity is carried out. To justify the guaranteed income of citizenship. Provision of documents such as the certification or resolution issued by the Department of Social Rights.

Documentation necessary to prove the complementary criteria:

To prove that the student is part of a large family. It is not necessary to present this documentation, it will be verified directly by the administration itself through inter-administrative consultations when the pre-registration application is made. Only when it is not possible to validate it or when it is a question of qualifications issued by other autonomous communities, it will be necessary to present the large family qualification. To prove that the student is part of a single-parent family. It is not necessary to present this documentation, it will be verified directly by the administration itself through inter-administrative consultations when the pre-registration application is made. Only when it is not possible to validate it or when it is a question of qualifications issued by other autonomous communities, it will be necessary to attach the single-parent family qualification. The foster care situation is proven with the foster care resolution of the Department of Social RightsTo prove that a member of the family unit has a disability. This case includes a disability equal to or greater than 33% of the student, the parent or a brother or sister, and is validated through inter-administrative consultations. If it cannot be validated or if it is a disability recognized by other autonomous communities, it is necessary to present the certificate or card accrediting the disability issued by the Department of Social Rights or the competent bodies in other autonomous communities. You can also attach the document that proves that you are a beneficiary of a permanent disability pension of total or severe disability, or, when appropriate, the corresponding certificate of the passive classes that have a recognized retirement or retirement pension due to permanent incapacity for service or uselessness. To prove the condition of victim of gender violence or terrorism: it is proven with the court sentence of any jurisdictional order, the current protection order, or the report from social services or the certificate that proves the condition of victim of terrorism issued by the Subdirección General de Apoyo a Víctimas del Terrorismo of the Ministry of the Interior.













How much does it cost?

This procedure is free.

Observations

Observations:

A single application must be submitted within the deadlines established in resolution EDU/465/2024, of February 22, which approves the pre-registration and enrollment regulations.

The calendar for the pre-registration process, the criteria and the documentation that must be submitted can be found in the attached documents.

Open doors to first cycle early childhood education centers (0-3 years)

The public nurseries and kindergartens of El Prat de Llobregat open their doors so that families can visit the centers and receive information about their operation before enrolling your son or daughter.

You can consult the calendar of open days in the attached document.

For the criteria of siblings at the center, large family, single-parent family and disability, it will not be necessary to present documentation, they will be checked directly by the administration itself.