Seoul Social Service Institute Opens 'Seodaemun Dundeun Daycare Center' ... 5 Locations to Open This Year

"Child-Centered Care Environment with Public Responsibility"
Providing Customized Vulnerable Childcare Services Considering Local Community Childcare Demand and Characteristics

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Seoul Social Service Center announced on the 4th that it has opened its second public daycare center of the year, 'Seodaemun Dundeun Daycare Center.'

Located within the Seodaemun Raemian Lucentia Apartment complex, Seodaemun Dundeun Daycare Center is operated under a 5-year consignment from Seodaemun-gu and consists of a total area of 378.96㎡, including childcare rooms, teacher's room, director's office, kitchen, and playroom. The center has a capacity of 71 children, ranging from infants aged 0 to 4-5 years old, as well as part-time classes. It employs one director, 12 childcare staff, and one cook.

All childcare staff were selected through an NCS blind recruitment process in early February, and the center has strengthened the stability and professionalism of its childcare staff through a systematic education system. In particular, due to the recent extension of daycare center closures amid the spread of COVID-19, the center has been providing emergency childcare services since its opening, focusing on protecting young children with weak immunity and preventing the spread of infectious diseases through thorough quarantine activities, explained the Seoul Social Service Center.

Established in February 2019, the Seoul Social Service Center has been directly providing care services for the elderly, disabled, and children, which were previously entrusted to the private sector. Among these, five public Dundeun Daycare Centers responsible for child-centered childcare services will be established in five autonomous districts within this year. Following the openings in Nowon-gu in March and Seodaemun-gu this month, centers will sequentially open in Yeongdeungpo-gu (July) and Jungnang-gu (July), with plans to expand to a total of 20 centers, one in each district, by 2023.

Dundeun Daycare Centers will provide vulnerable childcare considering local conditions and plans to expand public daycare centers. They will operate in various types, including night-extended care for dual-income families, integrated care for children with disabilities, part-time care tailored to desired hours, and multicultural care for children from multicultural families.

Joo Jin-woo, CEO of the Seoul Social Service Center, said, "It is meaningful to be able to provide child-centered childcare services in Seodaemun-gu following Nowon-gu," adding, "We will continue to do our best to provide reliable childcare services for both children and parents, with the public sector taking responsibility."

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