IBSA Foundation for children is a non-profi t organisation whose purpose, among others, is to manage the IBSA Primi Passi Nursery , a day-care centre for children aged 4 months to 4 years, created to give tangible help to employees and the population of the Canton Ticino in one of the most critical phases of parenthood, favouring a better balance between parenting and work commitments. The pedagogical approach, implemented by Montessori-trained professionals , is based on the theories of active pedagogy, which considers every child competent, active, and eager to know and learn through the enjoyment of knowing how to do things.