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1. Care services are becoming unsustainable for households;
2. Public care services can act as a countercyclical policy;
3. Public care services might produce innovation in terms of technology and household organization.
RATIONALE FOR STRENGTHENING CHILDCARE SERVICES
PLANNING◦ European treaties;◦ National Strategic Framework;◦ Regional, Interregional and National «Operational
Programmes».
OBIETTIVI DI SERVIZIO◦ 4 areas (education, care services, water
resources, Municipal waste),◦ Interesting incentive structure
PIANO NIDI
MAIN INTERVENTIONS IN CHILDCARE SERVICES (2007-2013)
Indicator S.04: Number of Municipalities where at least one care service is activated out of the overall number of Municipalities in the Region.
Indicator S.05: Number of children between 0 and 3 years old taken care of by Childcare services out of the overall number of children between 0 and 3 years old living in the Region.
CHILDCARE SERVICES: INDICATORS
European funds◦ European Social Fund (ESF);◦ European Fund for Regional Development (EFRD);◦ European Agricultural Fund for Rural Development (EAFRD).
National funds◦ Piano Nidi (2007-2009; 2010)◦ Fondo per le politiche della famiglia;◦ Fondo per le politiche relative ai diritti e alle pari
opportunità;◦ Fondo Aree Sottoutilizzate (FAS).
Regional, Municipal and Local funds
SOURCES OF FUNDING
Uncertainty about FAS resources;
Poor programming ability;
Low economic activity and little contribution to tuition fees by private households.
MAIN CRITICALITIES OF THIS SECTOR
THE DATA
Warnings:• No data on the incidence of the private sector;• No data on the main features of the service (e.g.: number of opening hours);• No data on the number of care services in each Municipality.
Number of children
Current expenditureArea, share of population 0-3, type of management, tuition fees, urbanization, rural Municip., Regional dummies
Output variable
Input variable
Environmental variables
VARIABLES INFLUENCING INEFFICIENCY
ORDER-M FDH
VariableSign and significance of the coefficient
Share_pop03 +Area +Urbanization +Rural Munic. -Inc_tuition fees -Mixed manag. -Assoc. manag. +Abruzzi -Basilicata -Calabria -Molise -Puglia -Sardinia -Sicily -
VariableSign and significance of the coefficient
Share_pop03 +Area +Urbanization +Rural Munic. -Inc_tuition fees -Mixed manag. -Assoc. manag. +Abruzzi -Basilicata -Calabria -Molise -Puglia -Sardinia -Sicily -
Ongoing interventions: Redistribution of € 400 million to Regions in
the convergence objective (Campania, Calabria, Puglia and Sicily);
Way forward: Foster additional and innovative services,
especially in rural areas. Better understanding of the processes
involved in Childcare provision; Use of new tools to foster Childcare
provision (e.g.: vouchers); Improvement of data quality.
ONGOING INTERVENTIONS AND POLICY IMPLICATIONS