The University's daycare service is part of an integrated policy to protect and promote children's rights and support the work-life balance of the University's staff and students.

There are two polytechnic kindergartens and they accommodate boys and girls aged from 3 months (at the time of admission to the nursery) to 36 months (at the end of the school year in which the right to nursery admission arises):

• Leonardo Nursery School in Via Valvassori Peroni 17, Milan, with a capacity of 30 boys and girls (from the 2025 - 2026 educational year)
• Micronido Bovisa" in Via Candiani n. 72 Milan with a capacity of 10 boys and girls

It is possible to visit the nurseries during open days (usually organised in February/March each year) or by appointment by contacting the structures:

Leonardo Nursery School
Orario: 8.00 – 18.30
Tel. 02 2399 2146
asilo-leonardo@polimi.it

Micronido Bovisa
Orario 8.00 – 18.00
Tel. 02 2399 5724
asilo-bovisa@polimi.it

The nurseries are organised as shown in Annex 1. Enrolment in the nurseries is subject to participation in a call for applications published in February/March each year.

The nurseries are open to internal and external users, with priority given to Polytechnic users.

For students, temporary research fellows and PhD students, the nursery care is free, as it is fully covered by the 'POP' Plan in order to facilitate participation in study and research activities.

Micronido - Il Bello dei Bimbi
Via Giovanni Pascoli 56 Milano
Access to the micronido is subject to participation in the Polytechnic Nurseries' Call for Enrolments and is obtained by scrolling through the resulting ranking list, subject to saturation of the available places in the University Nurseries and the relevant communication from the Equal Opportunities Office. The micronido is organised as shown in Appendix 2. It is possible to visit the facility by contacting the micronursery:
Hours: 8.00 – 16.30
Tel. 02 87198388
Cel. 393 3312945
Visit the website
E-mail: bellodeibimbi@gmail.com

Nursery School - The Magic Barn
Via Illirico 6a Milano
The Magic Barn follows a multilingual Montessori teaching method, which includes various activities and workshops in foreign languages, and offers dedicated spaces for coworking.
In order to benefit from the discounts (10%) dedicated to the Politecnica community as shown in Annex 3 it will be necessary to contact the nursery through the institutional email address (@polimi.it or @mail.polimi.it), attaching a scan of your ID card.
The discount is available for PTA, PD, researchers, Phds, research fellows and students.
Tel: +39 329 1190149 / +39 02 70101956
Visit the website
E-mail: info@themagicbarn.it

Scuola Materna Elementare Paritaria Metodo Montessori
Via Bartolini n. 46 Milano
Politecnico staff and students will be able to apply for a 20% discount on the annual preschool registration and tuition fee, concerning their kindergarten, for the year 2024-25 (annex 4).
To access the discount, it will be sufficient to send the request to the facility using the institutional email with domain @mail.polimi.it or @ polimi.it and attaching a scan of the identification card.
Visit the website
Tel. 02 3300 0723
E-mail: info@scuolamontessori.com

For our regional campuses, we have ad hoc agreements with local nurseries: if you work on a Politecnico regional campus and would like to know about these opportunities, please write to equalopportunities@polimi.it.

In collaboration with the University's staff and nursery facilities, babysitting services can be activated for those attending conferences organized by the Politecnico. For information write to equalopportunities@polimi.it

In addition, a babysitting search service is available for faculty and administrative technical staff and members of the supplementary assistance Insieme Salute.

For more information: info@insiemesalute.org / welfare@polimi.it