Gangdong-gu to Expand 100 Public and National Childcare Centers by 2024

Opening of Gurip Ecofore Children's Center on the 9th: Total of 75 Public and National Children's Centers... Expanding to 100 Public and National Children's Centers by 2024, Targeting 50% Utilization Rate

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gangdong-gu (Mayor Lee Jeong-hoon) has opened the Gangdong Ecofore Kindergarten on the 9th as part of its public and private childcare center expansion project to create a safe childcare environment that parents can trust.

The Gangdong Ecofore Kindergarten is located within the apartment complex management building of Gil-dong I-Pyeonhansesang Gangdong Ecofore Apartment. It operates as an infant-only childcare center with a total floor area of 229.3㎡ and a capacity of 30 children.

The district aims to open 11 public childcare centers by the end of the year. Starting with the Lotte Castle Bene Luce Kindergarten in March, three centers have already opened.

In May, two public childcare centers opened consecutively within the Godeok Arteon Apartment complex, and with the opening of the Gangdong Ecofore Kindergarten on the 9th, a total of six centers have been completed.

In the second half of the year, five additional centers, including one in the Godeok Gangil Public Housing Complex 4, are scheduled to open.

Since 2010, the district has been continuously working on expanding public childcare centers to strengthen public childcare and improve the quality of childcare services. As a result, the number of public childcare centers increased from 44 in 2016 to 75, an increase of 31 centers, achieving a 40% utilization rate of public childcare centers.

Going forward, the district will focus on installing public childcare centers within large-scale development projects and apartment complexes in the area, accelerating the expansion project with the goal of reaching 100 public childcare centers and a 50% utilization rate by 2024.

Lee Jeong-hoon, Mayor of Gangdong-gu, stated, “We will continue to expand public childcare centers that parents can trust to leave their children,” adding, “We will build a solid childcare infrastructure to create a happy city Gangdong, where it is good to have and raise children.”

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