Technical assistance in nurseries

The Extraordinary Plan of intervention for the development of the territorial system of socio-educational services was launched with the 2007 budget law to support the development of the territorial system of socio-educational services for children between three months and three years of age, providing in particular for actions designed to accompany Italy towards the objective set by the European Community in Barcelona in 2002: to guarantee a 0-3 year offer of services equal to 33% of potential users. The Department for Family Policies and the Ministry of Labour, Health and Social Policies, also using the National Documentation and Analysis Centre for Children and Adolescents, the Istituto degli Innocenti and in collaboration with ISTAT, carry out activities to monitor the level of implementation of the Development Plan.

The monitoring activity of the "Nursery Plan" consists of a set of initiatives that constitute an important tool for verifying the effectiveness of the funding allocated by the Government to encourage the development of the system of educational services for children and represent, at the same time, a space dedicated to the sharing and integration of information and knowledge on educational policies for early childhood.