Glossary entry (derived from question below)
Spanish term or phrase:
Escuelas cuna
English translation:
nursery schools
Spanish term
United Kingdom
'The man who sold the word'
Native in: English (Variant: British) 
Works in: French to English, Spanish to English, Catalan to English, and 3 more.
Escuelas cuna
In this list is the term 'Escuelas cuna'. As the NGO also works with family relationships/therapy, my initial thought was that this could be something like pre-natal classes for families, but more reading makes me wonder whether it simply refers to nurseries.
Has anybody come across this term, or do you have any thoughts on a more specific translation?
Thanks very much.
| 3 +6 | nursery schools |
Marcelo González
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| 4 | Day Care School/Center |
Phoenix III
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Proposed translations
United States
PhD in Translation Studies
Native in: English (Variant: US)
Works in: Spanish to English, English to Spanish
nursery schools
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Note added at 16 mins (2016-03-27 12:46:36 GMT)
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En este contexto de la educación, depende mucho del país y de la edad de los niños.
Podría ser "pre-school" también.
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Note added at 27 mins (2016-03-27 12:57:44 GMT)
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1r ciclo que comprende de los 0 a los 3 años de edad también denominado Hogar de Niños o e Escuela Cuna.
http://www.virolai.com/contingut_es_87_2_educacion-infanil.h...
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Note added at 34 mins (2016-03-27 13:05:04 GMT)
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Given the ages mentioned in the reference above (from Barcelona), "nursery schools" would probably be the best option.
At least in the US, first comes nursery school, then pre-school (at 3 or 4).
I hope this helps.
| Thank you for the link Marcelo, that's very useful. I think 'nursery school' is a good translation, but I'm not particularly aware of NGOs running nurseries. Nevertheless, it sounds perfectly plausible. |
| Thank you all for your help and discussion. Great point about it being a literal translation of 'escola bressol' - it's always worth looking out for that in Spanish texts written by Catalan authors. |
United States
True words...
Native in: English (Variant: US) 
, Spanish (Variant: Latin American)
Works in: Spanish to English, Spanish, English, and 1 more.
Day Care School/Center
| Thank you! |
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