Examples of good practice in cities and municipalities according to the life stage of the family:
Pregnancy and childbirth:
Taxis for pregnant women
Making sure parents are well-informed in connection with the birth of their child (what and how to arrange at the register of births and deaths, where and how to apply for the various benefits)
Support during prenatal preparations
One-off childbirth allowance
Family with an infant:
Providing a lactation consultant
Swap market for children’s clothing
Providing babysitting for necessary periods of time
Providing rooms/facilities for mothers with children (Family Points)
Developing playgrounds and associated fitness parks for parents and the elderly
Exempting children from municipal waste charges
Family with children up to 3 years:
Supporting programmes and events for families (creative workshops, Children’s Day)
Providing courses and exercises for mothers with children (postnatal exercises, effective parenting, infant handling, first aid)
Supporting alternative forms of childcare (children’s group)
Reduced fares for parents with a child
Providing wheelchair access to public buildings and other institutions
Child in nursery school:
Support for alternative forms of childcare (nursery schools in companies)
Introducing measures to promote compatibility between work and family life (support for part-time work, the Z-Anima project)
Supporting programmes for families with children in libraries (the Every Czech Reads to Kids project)
Adopting measures to improve safety (pedestrian crossings, police presence at crossings)
Supporting and developing bike paths
Increasing the environmental responsibility of families (planting trees, collecting scrap iron)
Schoolchild:
Providing a psychologist, a speech therapist
Supporting suburban children’s camps during holidays
Opening primary schools and their gardens to the public (community centres – a venue where interest groups meet, exhibitions or cultural events are organised…)
Supporting alternative classes
Developing playgrounds, skate parks
Involving children in the production of products to be sold at craft fairs
Making sure educational nature trails are well marked
Young person in the education process:
Providing a psychologist (career choice)
Providing retraining courses and financial literacy courses
Supporting sports activities (football, floorball, handball) and other leisure activities
Debates between mayors and young people
Supporting startup apartments
Supporting employment of graduates
Period after active parenting:
Providing doctors in “one place” – outpatient clinics
Supporting neighbourhood assistance (the Neighbours 55+ project)
Supporting educational and fitness programmes
Providing consulting to carers
Supporting programmes in libraries – discussions, lectures (including by volunteers)
The elderly:
Activation programmes (The Happy Elderly project – KLAS z.s.)
Supporting educational and fitness programmes (memory training)
Offering congratulations to persons celebrating important anniversaries
Senior taxi
Supporting programmes in libraries – discussions, lectures (including by volunteers), screenings, commemorative short films
Supporting projects dealing with intergenerational issues (Urban Intergenerational Garden)
Cross-cutting themes intended for all generations:
Increasing social cohesion (street celebrations – strassenfest, where one street prepares entertainment and a programme for the rest of the municipality; the next year, another street takes its turn)
Supporting the use of bicycles instead of cars in the city (the Rekola project)
Setting up a website for families
Organising roundtable discussions between citizens and municipal representatives
