LCCI Initiative for the Establishment of the Nursery and Childcare Centre in Limassol’s A' Industrial Area

At the initiative of the Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry (LCCI), the Nursery and Childcare Centre in Limassol’s 1st Industrial Area was established in 1980. It is considered an integral part of LCCI’s social and developmental contribution to the industrial area.

The idea and the recognition of the need to establish the childcare centre were warmly welcomed by mothers who wished to work in the Industrial Area and needed a childcare facility for their children.

On 27 May 1976, the Limassol Chamber of Commerce and Industry established a twinning partnership with the Athens Chamber of Commerce and Industry, which donated the sum of £17,000 towards the creation of the nursery in Limassol’s Industrial Area. Additional contributions included £15,000 from LCCI, £10,000 from industrialists in the area, £2,500 from Barclays Bank, £500 from Cyprus Asbestos Company Ltd, and £30,000 from Cyprus Cement Company Ltd. The total construction cost amounted to £75,000.

The Government undertook responsibility for staffing and maintaining the centre. Over the years, it accommodated up to 90 children aged up to five years and operated on a full-day basis.

The centre was officially inaugurated on 28 November 1980 by the late President of the Republic of Cyprus, Spyros Kyprianou, and the then President of LCCI, the late Kyriakos Chamboullas.

Today, the centre continues to operate as the Limassol Industrial Area State Nursery and Childcare Centre.