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.