Construction Of A New Municipal Daycare Center With 107 Spaces Has Started In Abrantes

The government has decided to make a new municipal daycare center in Abrantes. The construction of this new daycare center has already begun. It will have 107 new spaces in the daycare center.

Construction Of New Daycare Center

The decision has been taken by the Government of Portugal to make a new daycare center in Abrantes. It has been decided that an investment of 1.9 million Euros will be made for this project. The location of the new daycare center has been carefully chosen. There is a primary school in Abrantes which is abandoned for many years. The government has decided to convert this primary school into a new daycare center.

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Work has already been started to make the primary school into a new municipal nursery. This nursery will be able to cater for around 107 children. This has been communicated by the municipal council of Abrantes in the Santarém district. The project of the daycare center has begun and it took almost an year to complete the preparations of the construction site.

Mayor of Abrantes, Manuel Jorge Valamatos claimed that there is a lot of demand for the daycare center. He believes that along with a lot of private supply, the demand for the daycare center has also increased. This is why he believes that the expansion of such supply should be taken care of. He further stated that the municipality has taken some financial support from the surrounding community to renovate the primary school to make a new nursery on it’s place.

Mayor Of Abrantes Gives His View

The mayor of Abrantes, Manuel Jorge Valamatos has talked to the media about this new construction. He said that he started this project because there was some funding that was guaranteed for some time. This is why construction is being started right away. He also commented on the number of jobs this project will create. He believes that this project will offer 40 jobs and will accommodate around 107 children. The exact detail of this model is not yet known to the mayor but he believes that this project is worth the investment. He also stated:

We hope that in the next school year, from next September to a year, we will be able to have this nursery up and running, which would be absolutely extraordinary.

Model Of The New Daycare Center

This model of the new Daycare center will have around 107 beds for `07 children. 1 bed will be allotted to each child. There will be 3 separate rooms which will be divided among different age groups of children. A nursery will be dedicated for those kids who are still learning to walk or are 24 months old. They will have nursey with a capacity of 35 children, 4 crib rooms, 4 park rooms and 3 activity rooms.

The second category of children are aged from 24 to 36 months old. They will have nursery with capacity of 36 children and 2 activity rooms available. Each room will have a maximum capacity of only 36 children. The nursery will have features like 3 amusement or game parks which will also have an educational garden space. The project also has some covered space for outdoor activities. This space has the ability to carry out activities even during the rain. The municipality also commented on the drainage system and the surrounding space by stating:

Intervention will also be carried out on the entire drainage system of the building and the exterior space surrounding the school to improve the safety of the supporting walls surrounding the land.

This is a great initiative taken by the Government of Abrantes. All the credit goes to the Mayor of Abrantes, Manuel Jorge Valamatos who has taken this initiative for the construction of a new daycare center. The usage of abandoned Primary school is the best decision taken by the Government.

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