Primero Teguise denounces the situation of "uncertainty" surrounding the municipal nursery of the municipality, whose continuity for the next academic year is not guaranteed due to the absence of a regulatory ordinance that allows its normal operation.
“It is surprising that, in a municipality like Teguise, with nearly 800 children from 0 to 3 years old, we have to be concerned about whether the only existing public resource will remain open or not. But well, we imagine they are ‘working on it’, as always,” jokes Jonás Álvarez, president of Primero Teguise.
From the party they recall that, beyond the specific case of the current nursery, the problem is "much deeper". In the municipality as a whole, there is no public network for early childhood education from 0 to 3 years old, leaving hundreds of families without real alternatives, especially in the inland towns.
According to the data handled by the party, only in the area of Villa de Teguise and nearby nuclei such as Nazaret, Teseguite or El Mojón, there are around 180 children in that age group who could directly benefit from a stable public service.
“We talk about work-life balance, employment, keeping people in our towns. It’s not a whim, it’s a basic necessity that in Teguise remains unmet,” states Jonás Álvarez.
The situation contrasts with that of other municipalities such as San Bartolomé, where there is indeed a consolidated municipal nursery school, or with other town councils in the Canary Islands that have been implementing and expanding public places for 0 to 3 year olds for years. For the insularist training, the economic argument "cannot continue to be used as an excuse".
“When there is political will, there are solutions. The Canary Islands Government itself has been promoting agreements with city councils for years to create places for 0 to 3 year olds, financing both the start-up and the operation of these centers,” explains Álvarez.
“That is to say, there are resources, there are programs, and there are examples working. What there isn't in Teguise is planning,” criticizes the PTG councilor, “what's worrying is no longer just that we aren't moving forward, it's that we could go backward. Losing the only municipal nursery would be another step in that direction.”
Faced with this situation, Primero Teguise demands that the governing group "act immediately to guarantee the continuity of the service and stop improvising on such a sensitive matter".
The formation proposes to urgently approve the ordinance necessary to ensure the opening of the nursery school next school year, as well as to simultaneously initiate a plan for the creation of a municipal network of early childhood education from 0 to 3 years old, starting with the Villa de Teguise and progressively extending to the rest of the municipality.