Hello,

my husband and i are moving to Mallorca, we have a 2 year old - wondering if anyone can help with information on parent and toddler groups? or a nursery?
N

Hi there
Just to know, did you find out about the nurseries?
we are also moving out there within a few months and Im desperate to find other people with small kids to fill me in, the good and the bad!
Hope you can shed some light on the matter
thanks
lyndsay

hi

i havent had any replies yet - but realised i wasnt very specific as to what areas we are looking at so a bit too general request maybe?

will share any info that comes my way.

N

I don't know Mallorca, so can't be specifically helpful, except to say that organised mother & toddler groups aren't very common in Spain, among the spanish, anyway

you tend to see the mums & little ones in parks or sitting outside a bar while the kids play, just after 9am, when they've taken the older ones to school, and just after the end of the school day


I have seen here & on other forums in the past, similar questions, always with the same sort of reply

some enterprising british mums seem set up groups for themselves once they settle in in Spain

in many areas, school starts at 2 and a half, so maybe there's just not much need?

Thanks very much!

I think I will be one of those moms who start a group! I am a teacher so it isnt too scary! Im just really struggling to decide between Calvia and Alaro area. I want my kids to be part of a community, with loads of kids around, so Calvia seems the obvious choice, but other people say Alaro is gorgeous.

Im a little apprehensive about the fact that my daughter is going to be attending school in Spanish, but know its the best way to learn the language and make friends quickly. Shes only 5 now, so she has 6 months in the country before she starts school, which might help.

I am coming out there in two weeks time to look at some schools, but if anyone knows of any good schools in both areas, names would be greatly appreciated.

thanks aplenty!
Lyndsay

Put her in school now, they can start at 3, my 3 year old granddaughter has been going for a few months, loves it and already knows quite a bit of Spanish.

hi there
thank you for that, i did not know they can go earlier, I thought they started when they are 6.

Which town is your family in? and have they settled in nicely?

many thanks
lyndsay