The conciliation centers of the work and family life of the City Council offer fun and learning also in summer to about one thousand children, from 0 to 16 years old, enrolled in them.
They are playful and socio-educational activities in which children whose parents have to work, which prevents them from attending them during the months when there is no school, participate.
"In this way we can offer a public resource for these families, while guaranteeing that children are perfectly cared for and enjoying their free time while having fun with other children," explains the Councilor for Social Rights and Development Cooperation , Conchita Ruiz, who this morning visited the Integral Center for Childhood and Conciliation of Juan Carlos I and the conciliation center of Cabezo de Torres.
For this, outside the school year the Summer Schools are organized, which cover the months of July and August, as well as the last non-school days of June and the first days of September prior to the beginning of the school.
The schools are aimed at children from 3 to 12/16 years old, depending on each center;
while those under 16 weeks to 3 years, continue in their normal schedule of the rest of the course, in morning, from 8.00 to 15.00 hours or afternoon, from 14.00 to 20.00 hours, although They can also opt for specific adaptations to family needs.
During this time, children participate in very diverse activities, from support classes and school reinforcement to workshops of various crafts, sports, water games, swimming pool and trips to the beach or mountain, cultural or leisure.
In these facilities this summer is attended to about a thousand children from 0 to 16 years who attend their holiday schools and enjoy their.
Of them, 350 attend the integral center of Juan Carlos I, 175 to the center of Bacons Bridge and 60 to Cabezo de Torres.
Two types of centers
The City Council has eight conciliation centers, of which, in four, it is the contractor that builds the building and manages the service.
This is the case of the equipment 'Concilia Educa', from Churra, 'El Azahar', from La Ñora, 'Los Granaos', from El Bojal, and 'EMPI', from Ronda Sur.
Along with these are the other four, in which the City Council owns the land and the property and cedes the management of the service through public competition.
This is how the Integral Childhood Center works, the Artillery Barracks, Tocinos Bridge and Cabezo de Torres.
Source: Ayuntamiento de Murcia