«Neighborhood Nannies»: Pilot program begins – Who are the beneficiaries?

The «Neighborhood Nannies» program will begin as a pilot project in the coming days.», which is co-financed by the ESPA, while some of the actions to be implemented in the coming period, for single-parent families, are childcare facilities for infants and toddlers in large companies, the equality label for companies that promote equal treatment and reconciliation policies.

At the same time, the Innovation Center will also focus on the meaningful participation of women and girls in the fields of technology, information technology, communications but also in professions related to sciences such as mathematics and new technologies.

The beneficiary mother or father of the check for €250 will be calculated based on their individual income rather than their family income.

The program will be implemented in two phases. Initially, a a platform for parents' applications and then the Register of Curators will be created.

The program concerns the care of infants aged between two months and 2.5 yearsIt provides for financial support for working parents, single parents, contractors, and especially mothers for the care of their children.

The pilot implementation of the program, which will be co-financed by the NSRF, It will initially be launched in certain municipalities across the country, and will then be gradually rolled out nationwide.

The Register of Curators is an electronic database where natural persons who meet the necessary conditions will be registered. First, curators who meet specific knowledge and skill criteria will be registered, and then parents who wish to use the childcare services will be asked to submit an application with the necessary supporting documents.

In the next stage, parents will choose a guardian for their child or children, with whom they will enter into a cooperation agreement and begin receiving monthly financial support.

Who is eligible for financial assistance?

The beneficiaries entitled to receive financial assistance are as follows:

1. natural, adoptive, or foster mother, with an infant or toddler who works in either the public or private sector in any form of employment, including the self-employed and freelancers.
2. natural, adoptive, or foster father who has sole parental responsibility for an infant or toddler and works in either the public or private sector in any form of employment, including self-employed and freelance professionals.
3. woman, who has been assigned by court order or a prosecutor's order, sole custody of an infant or toddler, working in the public and private sectors in any form of employment, including the self-employed and freelancers.
4. birth mothers, adoptive mothers, or foster mothers, with an infant or toddler who are registered with the OAED as unemployed.