Nantes Additional places in recreation centers from 2023

Le Figaro Nantes

500 additional places in children’s entertainment centers on Wednesday afternoon. this is one of the measures that should be gradually published from January 1, 2023.” The city of Nantescontinues its policy of socio-cultural animation and enriches it with new orientations that will contribute to the improvement of the quality of life of the inhabitants of Nantes. “, – rejoices Mahout Bertou, chosen associate life assistant.

Currently, Accord offers “ 3200 seats “, says Mathias Cadot, General Manager of the Public Education Association, which has been responsible for extracurricular activities in the city for 30 years. The structure takes care of 40 recreation centers, the organization of holidays for children and teenagers in Nantes, as well as 22 socio-cultural centers.

Free vacation

Among other novelties, a 30 percent increase in the offer of accommodation. Currently, 1,700 children and teenagers benefit from it. Soon 2,000 of them will be able to go to Piriac, the Pyrenees and even Germany or Mauritania; we have the ambition to take them to meet other cultures and allow the right to vacation for all asserts Laurent Hugo, president of Accoord. Some will even be able to take advantage of free admission for the first stay and depending on the parents’ resources. Multispots, which welcome children from priority neighborhoods for free in school yards during the summer, will become permanent.

These changes are part of a two-year extension of the public service delegation contract of the sole candidate, Accoord, with the city of Nantes. Ahead of this deadline, the municipality sent a survey to 5,800 families in order to best justify their expectations. Respondents then suggested “fix the squares“, fromsimplify the registration process“and”learn more about what’s happening at the centers– explains Ghislaine Rodríguez, Education Assistant.

Novelty in cultural centers

At the same time, Accoord and the City are also extending the agreement of purpose related to the socio-cultural centers for five years. In particular, it implies the maintenance of the helper-multiplier scheme, that is, the recruitment of young people from priority districts into Accoord structures. This is also the opening of the Maison de quartier de la Halvêque, near tram line 1, in spring 2023. Or language workshops for professional purposes that facilitate the integration of learners in the fields of personal services or catering.

All these discussions will be approved on December 9, during the next city council. For the year 2023, the budget planned by the municipality for these activities is 16,537 million euros. Compared to today, this is 1.6 million euros more for both contracts.