At the end of 2023, there were 4.6 thousand nurseries, 0.9 thousand children’s clubs and 2.1 thousand day carers providing in total 226.4 thousand places.

In September 2024, there was an improvement in both current and future consumer senti-ment moods compared to the previous month The current consumer confidence indicator, synthetically describing the current trends in individual consumption, was -13.9 which was by 2.0 p.p. higher in relation to last month.