Gwanak-gu Surpasses 50% Utilization Rate of National and Public Daycare Centers

Expanded Operation of 82 National and Public Childcare Centers, 11 More Than in 2018

[Asia Economy Reporter Jong-il Park] Gwanak-gu (Mayor Park Jun-hee) is building a reliable childcare infrastructure that parents can trust to leave their children with, creating a "Happy City Gwanak for Children and Parents."

The district announced that it has exceeded the goal of achieving over 50% utilization of national and public daycare centers, a pledge made during the 7th local government administration to realize "Together Welfare."

National and public daycare centers are preferred by parents as they prioritize vulnerable childcare, including extended hours care.

Additionally, the turnover rate of childcare teachers is low, which provides a stable childcare environment for infants and young children who are sensitive to environmental changes.

Until now, although national and public daycare centers were preferred by parents, the supply was insufficient compared to demand, resulting in long waiting lists and ongoing concerns.

In response, the district has significantly expanded national and public daycare centers through continuous efforts such as balanced allocation of national and public daycare centers by neighborhood and encouraging the conversion of private and home daycare centers into national and public ones to strengthen public childcare and improve the quality of childcare services.

Currently, the number of national and public daycare centers in Gwanak-gu has increased from 71 in 2018 to 82, an increase of 11 centers.

In particular, the utilization rate of national and public daycare centers, which was only 38.9% (3,840 children) in 2018, expanded to 50.2% (4,090 children) as of July 2020.

By achieving the pledge to expand national and public daycare centers and increase their utilization rate to 50% two years ahead of schedule under the 7th local government administration's goal of "Inclusive Together Welfare Gwanak," the district has secured the public nature of childcare and improved the quality of childcare services.

Mayor Park Jun-hee of Gwanak-gu stated, "We will continue to expand national and public daycare centers that parents can trust to leave their children with," and added, "We will build a strong childcare infrastructure that secures the public nature of childcare and create a happy Gwanak-gu for children and parents."

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