Come to our Open Day!
Your multilingual haven in the Gothic Quarter of Barcelona.
We are a multilingual home-from-home kindergarten with warm-hearted teachers taking care of kids from more than 20 countries. Outdoor days, healthy food, and an excellent kid-teacher ratio in a very personal atmosphere in the heart of Barcelona.
Our teachers speak German, Spanish and English.
Activity plans are prepared on a monthly basis tailor made to each age group
Regular park days to encourage imaginative play while kids explore the outdoors
Daily freshly prepared with natural ingredients from a local catering company
Children from over 20 different countries from around the world
Come to our Open Day!
The pre-enrolment period for the school year 2019-2020 starts on 25th March 2019.
A little video with images from our current Babygroup!
Our new video has been released (Spanish audio)!
BCN-Kinder is a non-profit organisation founded in 2002 as a parents’ association. Our multicultural nursery project was initiated by a group of German and Catalan parents looking for a multilingual and pedagogic alternative to current education.
Our goals are:
Baby Group (10-18 months):
Our Baby Group is intended as an educational room where babies are provided with the opportunity to discover and feel the world around them. Our nursery school teachers help the children develop their autonomy step by step by organising music and art activities that enhance their senses and motor skills.
This group includes up to 12 children and is supervised by two nursery school teachers, who also have the support of an intern. The nursery hours for the Baby Group are from 08:30 till 13:00 or 15:00.
Group A (2.5 – 5 years old) & Group B (between 18 months and 2.5 years old):
In this group we focus on the children’s individual interests, enjoying every day in a playful way based on creative activities and themed projects. Our teachers promote an appropriate environment for free play, symbolic games and music and art activities that enhance the children’s motor skills and that they freely choose according to their own wishes. Through contact with teachers and other children, the children learn to interact with one another, developing both their personal and collective identity.
Our multilingual Groups A & B work closely together. Children are free to decide in which activity and group they want to participate in – depending on where they feel more comfortable and with which group they relate to the most.
These groups have a maximum of 16 children each and are respectively supervised by two nursery school teachers, who also have the support of an intern. The morning hours are from 08:30 to 13:45.
Afternoon Group (between 18 months and 5 years)
This group offers the children who are enrolled in the morning groups the possibility to extend their day at BCN-Kinder. Our teachers continue with their activities as usual, giving children the opportunity to forge positive relationships with children of different ages.
This group includes up to 24 children and is supervised by 2-3 nursery school teachers (depending on the group size), who also have the support of an intern. The afternoon hours are from 13:45 till 17:00 + an extended pick-up time until 17:45.
In order to accomplish the goals of our educational project, we rely on our dedicated team of experienced nursery school teachers.
For the school year 2018-2019, our team consists of seven female teachers. All our employees are highly qualified specialists who feel at home in the multicultural, multilingual environment of our nursery school.
Our Team:
Stephanie and Emily are currently the teachers in Group A.
Silvia and Wiebke are currently the teachers in Group B.
Carmen and Anka are currently the teachers in our Baby Group.
Leonie is the teacher looking after the Afternoon Group together with one teacher of each one of our morning groups.
Cat Young is responsible for managing BCN-Kinder and the mediator between parents, teachers and the Managing Board of our association.
Our experience with the kinder was nothing but positive and beyond expectations. After carefully researching other options in the area, we decided to put our 18 month old son in the hands of Stephanie and Alexandra. Our initial concerns about our son starting a new kindergarten in a foreign country were quickly put to rest when we met them, and we were comforted by their warmth and instant connection with him. The other children greeted him with open arms and within just a few days he was settled and playing happily. The multi-lingual structure of the kinder was a great opportunity for him to be immersed in a new language (for our son it was mainly Spanish) and he picked up words and songs quickly.
One of the best aspects of the kinder is the way the parents are involved in various events, and the family atmosphere around them. Overall a lovely experience both for us and our son. We will be back!-Naomi
El mejor lugar donde tus hijos pueden estar. Los educadores son muy cariñosos con los niños. La comunicación con ellos es muy fluida. Te sientes parte de una gran familia. La comida es ecológica y sana. Además es el único Kinder donde dos veces a la semana van a parques y en primavera a la playa. El entorno es muy internacional con familias de diferentes nacionalidades, no necesariamente alemanes. Además el contacto con tres idiomas es un plus para ellos. Muy recomendable!Inés
Una llar d’infants on agafen la meva filla a coll quan ho necessita i on hi ha dies que ella no vol marxar quan l’anem a buscar.Helena
Wir möchten allen Erzieherinnen und Erziehern danken für die wunderbare Zeit die unsere Tochter Maria hier verbracht hat. die ersten Schritte sind wir mit euch gelaufen und die ersten Worte haben wir bei euch gesprochen. Maria hat bei euch so viele schöne Stunden verbracht, viel gelernt und ist auch dank eurer Unterstützung zu einem glücklichen, neugierigen und liebevollen kleinen Menschen herangewachsen.
Wir werden euch sehr vermissen, aber ihr seit in unseren Herzen, UND wir werden euch natürlich besuchen. Macht weiter so! Ihr seit die Besten!!!Claudia
Maravillosos educadores que dan todo su cariño a los niños a la vez que les acompañan a descubrir cosas, divirtiéndose!Irene
Mobile: (+34) 628 729 229 (available on WhatsApp)
Office Hours:
Monday to Friday: 10:00 to 13:00.
*Attention! BCN-Kinder will remain closed during Easter week, 15th – 22nd April. We will be back on 23rd April.