The Community of Madrid has arrested a driver in the Boletín Oficial de la Comunidad de Madrid (BOCM) the final list of beneficiaries of the Becas de Educación Infantil for the 2026/27 school year published. According to the government, around 34,000 children will benefit from the grants; the budget amounts to 67.3 million euros.
The grants are for children born before 1 January 2027 or expected to be born by that date. Applicants must be enrolled, or have a confirmed place, at a private centre authorised by the administration for the first cycle of early childhood education. The amount awarded to families depends on their income and ranges from 1,947 to 3,113 euros per year.
The scoring system for applications gives priority to certain employment situations: families receive seven points if both parents work full time, if a lone parent works full time, or if one parent works full time and the other cannot care for the child for a valid reason. The same circumstances receive five points when the employment is part-time. Families with several children and parents or children with a recognised disability are also given priority. Access is also facilitated for victims of violence against women.
As an exception, children over the age of three may also receive support if they remain in the first cycle for a further year and special educational needs have been confirmed by the Equipo de Atención Temprana . Grants awarded in the 2025/26 school year could be extended on application if the eligibility requirements continued to be met.
The regional administration notes that education at this non-compulsory stage in public institutions has been free of charge for eight years; the current grant is intended to strengthen families’ freedom of choice, make it easier to balance work and family life, and reduce inequalities of opportunity. Publication in the BOCM starts the deadlines for appeals and reviews. Applications and individual decisions can be viewed on the electronic administration portal of the Comunidad de Madrid Madrid.
Responsibility for the programme lies with the Consejería de Educación, Ciencia y Universidades. It emphasises that the funding is targeted at the first cycle, where demand for places at private, authorised centres remains consistently high.
Editor: Mira Cadena (Article created with AI assistance).