Daycare centers to prevent the separation of children from the family: A possible solution for disadvantaged communities

Starting from the concept of harmonious development, children's needs, love and protection in a stable family environment, on the one hand, and, on the other hand, support services provided by the state, both for them and for their families, it becomes essential for the state to intervene actively to support children in difficulty. State services must be designed to support families and prevent children from being separated from them, ensuring that every child has the chance to grow up in safety and stability in their own family. Within the National Recovery and Resilience Plan, one of the specific objectives of Component 13 - Social Reforms is to ensure the legal framework necessary to carry out the activity of preventing the separation of the child from the family and supporting the family in terms of raising and caring for the child at risk of separation. In this context, a funding program was created to support local initiatives that lead to the creation of service networks in the interest and wellbeing of the child, namely Investment I1 - Creation of a network of day care centers for children at risk of being separated from their families. This paper presents the situation of the day care centers created for children at risk of separation from their families, as an alternative to the radical solutions that some local communities, through the local authorities, choose to apply to children in this situation.