Government delivers the 12th daycare center in the State and consolidates Early Childhood Education in Igarapé-Açu
The unit will serve up to 200 children aged 0 to 5 years in a modern and structured space and is an example of investment in all areas of education
The municipality of Igarapé-Açu celebrates, this Friday (29), the delivery of another public facility that will transform the lives of several families. The 12th unit of early childhood education from the "Daycares All Over Pará" program will serve up to 200 children aged 0 to 5 years in a modern and structured space. The State Governor, Helder Barbalho, spoke about the importance of investing in all areas of education.
"Here in Igarapé-Açu, strengthening higher education with the new auditorium of the Uepa campus in the city and happy to be able to deliver another daycare that will allow 200 children aged 0 to 5 years to be in an appropriate place, with quality professionals, under pedagogical care and, of course, providing that the student can be in school and that parents can work, knowing that they can leave their children in a suitable, cozy, and welcoming place. This is the 12th unit and we will advance with the deliveries, bringing Daycares All Over Pará to all 144 municipalities in the State," emphasized the head of the state Executive.
The daycare center Professor Maria de Fátima dos Santos Tavares represents the care and welcome of the Government of Pará from early childhood.
"Another project that will make a difference in the lives of thousands of residents of Igarapé-Açu. This is our 12th daycare, with 20 more finishing so that we can deliver. I want to say that I am very honored to be part of this moment for the State of Pará, as our governor said, we know that for many, everything is still lacking, such as a place like this to leave their children, and now there is a daycare like this. This unit is an example of the partnership that builds," highlighted the vice-governor Hana Ghassan.
The residents of Igarapé-Açu now have a colorful, cheerful space full of dreams. There are 9 classrooms, a pantry, a kitchen, a lactation room, a nursery, a common area, five bathrooms, a garden, a changing table, a teachers' room, a sand playground, among other areas.
"Today is a day of great joy, we are delivering this instrument that will help our children aged 0 to 5 years, an investment by the State Government of approximately R$ 4 million for the municipality of Igarapé-Açu. We thank our governor Helder, our vice-governor Hana, who is the godmother of our daycares, and our secretary Ricardo Sefer. A structured space, air-conditioned with all the infrastructure that truly integrates this beautiful daycare. Today, we are executing a total of 80 hours simultaneously. Our goal is to deliver a daycare in all 144 municipalities of our State," emphasized the secretary.
For director Ellen Leal, a teacher for over 10 years in early childhood education, the facility represents many dreams fulfilled, especially for mothers.
"It is a space fully prepared to welcome these children. Today, early childhood education plays a very important role in education. Thinking about education from the child, from the nursery to preschool is what this space is providing for our community. It is a space where mothers can leave their children with confidence to return to work. This is a very important point of the daycare for our municipality, so many mothers who need to return to the job market and sometimes have no one to leave their babies, their children, and here they will realize that they will leave their children in a safe place," said Ellen.
With an investment of R$ 3.2 million, other spaces have also been built to develop children's creativity and autonomy, such as the multipurpose room. Fernanda Silva, a sales consultant, is the mother of little David Luiz, just 4 years old, and shares her satisfaction of being able to work and leave her son in a safe place.
"As a mother, I am very happy because the environment is very beautiful, very well structured, with qualified professionals. So, for me, it is very satisfying because I will be able to work knowing that my son is safe. My mother's heart is happy and at ease," celebrated Fernanda.
As one of the program's objectives, the reintegration of women into the job market should become a reality for housewife Flávia Silva. She shares that before she couldn't leave home because she had no one to leave her daughter Luna with, but now she sees a perspective and celebrates the delivery of the daycare.
"I don't have a job, I had no way to leave my daughter, but now it will definitely be much better because of the daycare, right! The space is wonderful, very large, beautiful. There will be a lot of education for her. And it is support for us, mothers who had difficulty finding a job because we had to stay at home, we couldn't leave them alone, and now, with the daycare, I can look for something to work," explained Flávia Silva.
Program - The "Daycares All Over Pará" Program is an educational initiative that aims to benefit around 30,000 families in situations of social vulnerability, especially women who need a safe and comfortable structure to leave their young children and reintegrate into the job market.
To serve children aged 0 to 5 years, more than R$ 400 million is being invested in the construction of 150 daycare centers throughout Pará. In municipalities with a higher population index, two structures will be built.
So far, daycare centers have already been delivered in Belém, Oriximiná, Ananindeua, Benevides, Redenção, Cumaru do Norte, Bannach, Almeirim, Melgaço, Curuçá, and Marabá.
