The project "Childcare services in Southern Kurzeme region" is intended to promote work-life balance, equal opportunities for all families in Southern Kurzeme region, gender balanced participation in the labour market and reduction of obstacles to the employment of parents, especially women, by providing parents with childcare services. The project plans to provide a babysitting service for pre-school children who are registered in a queue in educational institutions of Southern Kurzeme municipality, which implement licensed pre-school educational programmes, but for whom the local government cannot offer a place in a municipal pre-school educational institution within the administrative territory of the local government within a maximum of 20 km. The project plans to provide a childcare service for 50 children over a period of 5 years, looking after each child for at least 1 year or until the municipality offers a place in a municipal pre-school educational institution. The total amount of the project is planned to be 205 553 EUR, incl. 85% or 174 720 EUR European Social Fund Plus funding and 15% or 30 833 EUR municipal co-financing. Project implementation time: 3rd quarter 2024 - 4th quarter 2029.