Socialists lament that Tinajo is now the only municipality in Lanzarote without this basic resource, “leaving families at a clear disadvantage and forcing them to travel outside to achieve a work-life balance”
The Municipal Socialist Group in the Tinajo Town Hall has condemned Mayor Jesús Machín for voting against a motion presented by Socialist councillor Begoña Hernández to urgently establish a Public Nursery School for children aged 0 to 3 in the municipality.
The proposal highlighted the need to utilise unused municipal facilities, such as the former schools at El Calvario or Plaza de San Roque. Its aim was to address the critical situation facing families in Tinajo following the definitive closure on 31 August of the only existing childcare centre in the municipality.
With this closure, Tinajo has become the only municipality in Lanzarote without a public or private nursery school, forcing families to commute daily outside the municipality to ensure their children receive early education—placing additional challenges on work-life, family, and personal balance.
Socialist spokesperson Begoña Hernández stated, “It is incomprehensible that the mayor turns his back on the families of Tinajo when we are discussing an essential service for balancing work and ensuring equal opportunities from childhood.”
She further emphasised, “By voting against this, Jesús Machín condemns our neighbours to leave the municipality to access a basic educational resource. This is not governing for the people; it is turning a blind eye to a clear need.”
Finally, Councillor Hernández reminded that, “We have been demanding this service since 2019, and five years later, we are still at the same point, but with the situation worsened after the closure of the only existing centre. What was once urgent is now unsustainable.”
