This intervention may be considered a “best practice” because in order to reduce structural gaps between the North and the South of Italy, thus fostering universal access to children educational services, the central government has adopted not only a new legislative framework but has also financed specific supporting measures, such as the adoption of pedagogical Guidelines, the establishment the National Continuous Professional Training Plan for teachers, the implementation of an information system of educational services and schools; the building of new kindergartens and schools, the implementation of supporting measures for parents, the definition of monitoring and evaluation criteria.
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