Also approved for 2022 the "Free Nursery" program to support families with children in the age group from zero to three years.
The measure approved by the Regional Council received a loan of 5.5 million euros per year for the three-year period 2021-2023, confirmed for the three-year period 2022-2024 in the latest budget law. It provides for a contribution for the reduction of costs for the attendance of nests, micronids, spring sections, home and company nurseries, public and private, with or without agreements with the Municipalities.
"With this provision we confirm our strong commitment to support families - declares the president of the Region, Christian Solinas -. The development of a system of interventions and services functional to the needs of citizens in the various stages of life, including early childhood. and the choice of parenthood, in particular in the difficult work-life balance, is one of the strategic objectives of the Regional Plan of Personal Services ".
"We are talking about an undoubtedly important measure, also due to the economic crisis exacerbated by the pandemic - declares the regional health councilor, Mario Nieddu - What we are proposing is a 'generative' welfare model, where the family is a resource on which investing through interventions capable of improving the quality of life and producing positive effects on the entire community ".
Free Nursery integrates with the Nursery Bonus provided by INPS and can be requested by families who have applied for the national measure and are already eligible for it. Applications must be submitted to the Municipalities in which the facilities that offer the services used for early childhood are located. In order to be admitted to the measure, the Isee of the family unit must not exceed 40 thousand euros. The regional contribution will be equal to the difference between the amount of the fee minus the Inps Nursery Bonus, up to the coverage of the costs of the service and in any case within a maximum of 2,200 euros, divided into 11 monthly payments of 200 euros.
(Unioneonline / D)
