Il futuro non è in palio. Educare nella prima infanzia, ovvero, crescere è un diritto e non il premio della “lotteria della natura

[Autom. eng. transl.] Among the various aspects to which the Covid-19 pandemic and the resulting impact on the economic, social and educational level have contributed to drawing attention, also in relation to the worrying exacerbation of the related conditions, it is undoubtedly necessary to consider that emergency, silent as it has been appropriately defined, and subtle due to the phenomenon of educational poverty. "After years of walking on the edge of the ravine, careful not to fall, Covid-19 has in a sudden and violent way swerved from the status quo to which Italians were now accustomed: the feared fall has occurred, the jump towards the bottom has begun and it is not known how long it will last ": this is how we read in the 54th Censis Report on the social situation of the country in 2020, the redefined year of black fear, which in its countless implications has given us all back the well-known image of the naked king, if not even, as we have seen, of poor health.