Seoul City and Education Office Establish a Tight Care System by Linking 'Village Care + School Care'

"Long-term COVID-19 Pandemic Increases Need for Onmaeul Childcare"

A teacher is guiding children in a care classroom set up at an elementary school in Mapo-gu, Seoul. Photo by Hyunmin Kim kimhyun81@

[Asia Economy Reporter Jo In-kyung] The Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education are joining forces to strengthen the connection between the neighborhood care centers (village care) and elementary school care classrooms (school care) to build a more comprehensive elementary care system.

On the afternoon of the 26th, the Seoul Metropolitan Government announced that it will sign a business agreement with the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education at the Seoul City Hall video conference room to establish an integrated village care system and strengthen the linkage between village care and school care. The signing ceremony will be attended by Seo Jeong-hyeop, First Deputy Mayor of Seoul, and Kim Young-cheol, Deputy Superintendent of the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education, among others.

Through this agreement, the Seoul Metropolitan Government and the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education will jointly work towards the goal of "establishing an integrated village child care system by strengthening the connection between school care and village care," including ▲ linking customized care services for users ▲ promoting care facilities such as neighborhood care centers ▲ creating a care ecosystem involving the entire village.

Previously, in March last year, the Seoul Metropolitan Government established the "Basic Plan for Establishing an Integrated Village Child Care System" and has been promoting the expansion of elementary care facilities, which were previously blind spots, centered on neighborhood care centers. Currently, 82 centers are in operation, and this year, in addition to expanding infrastructure, efforts are being made to enhance operational quality through improvements in worker treatment, content, and the Kiwoom portal.

The city plans to particularly focus on laying the foundation for creating a care ecosystem at the regional level.

Seo Jeong-hyeop, First Deputy Mayor of Seoul, said, "As the care sector is also facing new crises and transitions due to the COVID-19 pandemic and its prolonged effects, we will work even harder with the Office of Education to establish an integrated village care system."

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