Open the registration deadline for the Haurreskolak Consortium for students aged 0-2 with almost 9,000 places
Families may submit their application, both online and face-to-face, at any school on the Haurreskolak public network, in order of priority, until 4 May, the final lists of which will be published on 26 June.
Image of a baby in a nursery.
On Monday, 13 April, the registration deadline for the 2026-2027 Haurreskolak Consortium for children aged 0-2 years has been opened. Families may submit their application online or face-to-face in any of the 241 centres of the Haurreskolak public network, in order of priority, for children born in 2025 and 2026.
The Basque Government reports that between 1 and 10 May, in the case of newborns, an extraordinary deadline will be set until 20 May to make the application.
The network of the Haurreskolak Consortium has 241 centres in the Basque Country and offers 8940 places for the year 2026-2027, with 6939 children enrolled in the 0-2 year stage. The Department of Education will expand the network with 244 new places and 8 centres in implementation or adaptation, distributed in Getxo, Santurtzi, San Sebastián and Bilbao, to adapt the offer to the needs of the family.
The Basque Government maintains the free network to ensure universal access, facilitate the reconciliation of family and working life and promote an inclusive Basque model with the active participation of families.
The admission process will take place from 13 April to 4 May for the submission of applications, after which the provisional lists, complaints, withdrawals and final lists will be published on 26 June. All information is available on the website of the Haurreskolak consortium.
All information on the admission process, regulations and registration manuals is available on the Haurreskolakconsortium website.
Equal opportunities
The Education Counsellor, Begoña Pedrosa, has stressed that guaranteeing free access from the earliest years is not only a social measure, but a strategic commitment by the Basque Government to equal opportunities. According to Pedrosa, the Haurreskolas compensate for inequalities from the beginning of the educational career, contribute to the development ofchildren and facilitate family reconciliation.
The pedagogical model of haurreskolak "places children's well-being and comprehensive, physical, cognitive, emotional and social development at the centre in a safe and adapted environment to their needs".
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