More than half-Saxon children will be looked after in Diósd's new institution

The new nursery in Diósd, located on Őszapó Street near Érd, was recently inaugurated. It was built by Épkar Zrt.. There was already a nursery in this suburban town, but it did not have enough places for all the young children. The local government therefore obtained 100% EU and domestic funding for the development (HUF 632 million and HUF 163 million gross, respectively) under the EU's RRF programme.

At the end of November 2023, the Diósd local authority signed a construction contract with Épkar Zrt. following a successful public procurement process. The Hungarian-owned company will commence work in February 2024 arrived at the scene and completed the task within the planned timeframe.

Nearly half a thousand square metres of nursery completed

The development will result in a

• new 460 m²-es,
• Capacity of 56 people,
• barrier-free,
• energy efficient,
• with warming kitchen
• and modern equipment, furniture, toys
• equipped nursery building,
• and a playground.

The new facility is also expected to create 15 jobs.

In addition, the land has been laid out, parking lots have been built, and utility connections have been established. According to a press release, the municipality has been developing the technical plans with the continuous help of its professional partners, Lechner Nonprofit Kft. and Family Friendly Hungary Centre Public Benefit Association.

Building for the future

The first speaker at the official opening ceremony of the new crèche was Dr Brigitta Kósi, Deputy Mayor. Among other things, she said that it had been a long journey to get to today's day and thanked the participants for their work. On behalf of the contractor Épkar Zrt., she also made special mention of Miklós Nyitrai, Deputy General Manager and Ferenc Kőrősi, Construction Manager, who were present.

"One of the most beautiful parts of the work in the family sector is when we hand over crèches, and I think that a municipality that needs to build and hand over new crèches can be justly proud"

- stressed Dr. Attila Beneda Deputy State Secretary for Family and Population Policy in his speech. The politician recalled, among other things, the development of crèches since 2010 and stressed that these and related areas are of particular importance to the state.

"We are here in Diósdo at an uplifting moment: we are attending the inauguration of an institution that shows us the future"

- pointed out dr. András Aradszki, State Secretary and Member of Parliament for the region. He praised the work of both the contractors and the designers, and touched on a number of topics, stressing that the new crèche will be housed in a modern, energy-efficient building that meets modern requirements.

After the speeches, the ceremony ended with a ribbon-cutting ceremony and the presentation of the new building to the press.