Our history
How did our private early childhood education centres come into being?
How did our private early childhood education centres come into being?
BRAINS NURSERY SCHOOLS was founded in 1979 in Avda. de los Toreros (Madrid) by its sole founder Manuel Sánchez Gutiérrez, creating an educational institution called BRAINS.
Manuel Sánchez was a visionary in education and always believed that the infant stage was the basis for success in future stages.
Sculpture in homage to Manuel Sánchez. Founder’s Day 26th November.
He was committed to the importance of early stimulation, based on children’s happiness, as an essential element to encourage motivation and a taste for learning.
He was also a pioneer in understanding the importance of learning English at an early age, so he created an educational project with the aim of preparing students for a globalised world where languages would make a difference, but always following his motto ‘a Spanish school with bilingual students’.
After the death of its founder in 2004, the BRAINS educational institution was divided into different centres which are managed independently.
Since 2011, BRAINS NURSERY SCHOOLS has developed its own identity by creating exclusive and specialised spaces, keeping intact the essence of the project initiated by its founder Manuel Sánchez.
Since our origins, the goal has always been to be among the best nurseries by establishing innovative teaching methods. For this reason, the BNS teaching model evolves, incorporating multilingualism into our methodology from the age of 0, to ensure auditory development, and thus enhance the ease of language learning in later ages.
From the 2010-2011 academic year, our methodology in teaching English is evaluated objectively through an external, official and internationally recognised organisation such as the Trinity College of London, guaranteeing that all our registered students achieve an A1 level at the end of the early education stage.
We are the first and only school where all the students undertake these prestigious tests.
We are committed to each and every one of the children who enter our nurseries to provide them with the best possible education. Therefore, we decided to extend our BNS educational model, developing a pioneering Primary School Orientation programme through which the educational psychology department guides families in order to choose the best centre to continue education in later stages,, based on the capacities and particular development of each child throughout their years of schooling in our centres.
Thanks to this, we give our students the possibility to attend the best schools in the Community of Madrid.
In 2019, the BRAINS NURSERY SCHOOLS team carried out a complete remodelling of its facilities in La Moraleja to adapt to the new educational trends and family needs, thus creating a multi-disciplinary space for all families to enjoy, promoting personal and work-life balance for families. This is how Qbic La Moraleja was born.