Cómo ser madre de día

What the project is

Cómo ser madre de día is an online training project created by Arancha Cuéllar, a mother, journalist and early-years educator. It is aimed at people who want to become a madre de día—Spain’s term for a home-based early-years childminder—and develop their own small childcare setting. Cuéllar draws on her experience running La Casita de Pez Austral for three years.

Who it is for

• Education professionals seeking an independent role in early-years care
• People looking for a different working pattern with greater family flexibility
• Prospective self-employed carers who need a structure for starting their project

What the course provides

The program is presented as tutored, step-by-step support for opening a service. It includes documents, templates, permissions and contracts used by the trainer, who says her own setting has passed two inspections. The course also shows the daily routine with children, resources and materials, and includes answers to participants’ questions.

A free introductory course of four videos helps prospective students consider whether the profession suits them.

Professional context

The site describes a madre de día as opening her home to a small group of no more than four children aged from birth to three. The educational project emphasizes respectful early-years care and approaches including Pikler pedagogy. Cuéllar says she created the course after observing growing demand from families seeking this form of infant care.

Contact

Email: info@comosermadrededia.com. This is the published channel for course enquiries and questions about establishing a madre de día project.

The course combines vocational guidance with the practical paperwork and day-to-day organization of a very small childcare setting, translating a personal working model into a route for other early-years professionals.