'Mother and Child Centres' to be created at two institutions for children of convicted women

What the resolution provides for

A presidential resolution has been adopted 'On improving the system of covering with preschool education services the children of convicted women serving sentences in penal institutions.' As UzNews.uz reported, from 1 December 2026, on the basis of the Children's Home at Correctional Colony No. 21 of the Ministry of Internal Affairs system, as well as in Colony-Settlement No. 42, special state preschool educational organizations 'Mother and Child Centre' will be established. Kun.uz confirms the same parameters of the decision, citing the text of the resolution.

Conditions for children and oversight

The organizations will set up round-the-clock groups designed to accommodate up to five children. Conditions will be created for the residents for living, receiving medical care, development and upbringing, taking into account age-specific characteristics. Colony No. 21 and Colony-Settlement No. 42 will provide the children with food, clothing, footwear and soft furnishings according to the standards established by law for residents of children's homes. The Ministry of Health will ensure timely vaccination and medical examinations, while the National Agency for Social Protection will conduct quarterly monitoring of the conditions created for the children and their mothers.