Functional Upgrading and Safety of the “Fabio Filzi” Preschool and Bridge Section

Plan for nurseries and preschools and early childhood education and care services (Mission 4, Component 1, Investment 1.1)

Italy’s Recovery and Resilience Plan includes an investment plan for the 0-6 age group, aimed at increasing the supply of childcare facilities by building, renovating and ensuring the safety of nurseries and preschools, to ensure an increase in the educational offer and the available slots for the 0-6 age group, and thus improve teaching quality. The measure is expected to encourage women’s participation in the labour market and support caregivers in reconciling family and professional life.

The investment is financed by Italy’s Recovery and Resilience plan by EUR 3.2 billion.

The project proposal concerns the "Infanzia Palenco” preschool – G. Palombini School District in Via L. Palenco 60, built in the 1980s with a load-bearing structure in reinforced concrete, a flat roof that is partly accessible and perimeter plugging made of hollow brickwork and plaster. The area outside the building, bordering the Aguzzano Urban Park, features a large front courtyard, areas for sports activities and green spaces.
The building is in need of radical building renovation. In particular, the structure houses on the ground floor a single active nursery section with 27 children, a kitchen and a canteen that are currently unused, a gymnasium that is currently closed, numerous classrooms that are not usable, as well as large common areas such as the theatre, the atrium and laboratories. Some investigations of the floors revealed initial problems with cracking and widespread plaster detachment. The areas affected by the described phenomena were closed. Access to the gymnasium, which is affected by some seepage, was also closed. The first floor is currently vacant and in need of maintenance. On the ground floor, six classrooms will be recovered for the preschool with an increase of 116 children. The project envisages the construction of several sections to house a nursery for approximately 20-30 children, in order to create a new 0-6 educational centre. The offices will remain on the ground floor, while some common activities and teaching laboratories will be located on the first floor.
All interventions will be aimed at achieving a seismic risk index greater than 0.8 and will also aim to improve the current energy performance.

This project is financed by the Recovery and Resilience Facility with EUR 4.368.000,00.