With the aim of supporting participants in reconciling childcare responsibilities with professional commitments and conference attendance, fully funded childcare services will be provided during the Joint Meeting SIS–FENStatS 2026, scheduled to take place from 22 to 25 June 2026 at the University of Rome, Italy.
The service is available from 23 to 25 June 2026, from 8:30 to 17:00, for children up to 12 years of age. Activities will take place in Aula MOWE (Palazzina Tumminelli, building CU007, ground floor), on the Sapienza University campus.
The activities of the service will be conducted by the educators of Isola del Tesoro srls, who have participated in a training programme for preschool and primary school teachers organized by the Italian National Institute of Statistics (ISTAT) through its Directorate for Communication, Information and Citizen Services.
Detailed Childcare Programme
Tuesday, 23 June 2026 (8:30–17:00)
08:30 – Welcome at MOWE Classroom (CU007) and introductory games
09:00 – Statistics-inspired workshop: The Shape-Eating Snake
09:00 – Statistics-inspired workshop: Sort and Classify with Carmelino
10:00 – Break
11:00 – Statistics-inspired workshop: Monster Statistics
12:15 – Lunch break
13:15 – Structured games
14:30 – Free play
Wednesday, 24 June 2026 (8:30–17:00)
08:30 – Welcome at MOWE Classroom (CU007) and free play
09:00 – Guided visit to the Museum of Classical Art [link]
12:15 – Lunch break
14:00 – Statistics-inspired workshop: The Rain Peacock and the First Words of Uncertainty
15:30 – Free play
Thursday, 25 June 2026 (8:30–17:00)
08:30 – Welcome at MOWE Classroom (CU007) and free play
09:00 – Statistics-inspired workshop: Mode, Mean and Median with a Die
10:00 – Break
11:00 – Free play
12:15 – Lunch break
13:15 – Free play
14:30 – Statistics-inspired workshop: Paper Airplane Challenge
15:30 – Free play
