These days places at nursery schools are as rare as hens' teeth. With an economy reliant on summer tourism, an enormous number of people are obliged to work all the days God sends in the summer season to earn enough to see them through a winter with no or little work.
With both parents having to work to pay the bills, the nursery schools of Ibiza are full to bursting, and there are waiting lists which are getting longer all the time.
And this isn't just from Monday to Friday, as many nurseries are also open at the weekend to look after the kids whose mummies and daddies work seven days a week.