The goal assigned by the State to the Municipality for 2023 is to expand the offer, increasing the number of available places by a further 355 units. This means that, thanks to the funding provided by the FSC, a total of 672 children in Catania in 2023 will have to be able to benefit from supplementary early childhood services and/or municipal nurseries. The object of the contract is the implementation of the project that contributes to the objective of developing the offer of municipal services aimed at families with children aged between 3 months and three years by creating 232 new places.

These are places designed to offer children, from the age of one, an educational and social opportunity. The children are entrusted to one or more educators on a continuous basis in an environment organized for educational, care and socialization purposes, do not provide a canteen service and allow flexible attendance, for a maximum of five hours a day

They welcome girls and boys from three to thirty-six months and contribute with the collaboration of their families to their education and care. They are characterized by the small number of children (from 6 to 24) entrusted to one or more educators on a continuous basis. The block of flats is built in a location already suitable for the reception of young minors, with the housing characteristics of a normal family, equipped with games suitable for the age target and preferably equipped with outdoor spaces equipped with play equipment