San Miniato in Tuscany, with a population of 26,000, has a take-up of 40per cent of children from birth to two in nursery or an integratedservice, and a further 5 per cent enrolled in the state early educationsystem.
Unlike the UK, services are not targeted at particular groups, such asworking families or disadvantaged parents, and the aspiration is toprovide a universal service.
The level of provision is more than twice the Italian national averageof 15 per cent and far exceeds the EU target for member countries tohave 33 per cent of children under the age of three attending an earlyyears service by 2010.
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