Opening of 'Chingurang' Our Neighborhood Care Center in Yeonhui-dong, Seodaemun-gu

Published 06 Nov.2020 13:46(KST)

Following the June opening of the first center in Bukgajwa 1-dong last year, the second center... Scheduled to open three new centers in Hongje 3-dong and Hongeun 2-dong by the end of this year, with three more planned for next year

Seodaemun-gu Yeonhui-dong Our Neighborhood Care Center 'Chingurang'

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Jong-il] Seodaemun-gu (Mayor Moon Seok-jin) is establishing a neighborhood childcare center for elementary school students called "Chingurang" in Yeonhui-dong to build a dense care system within the local community, and it will open on the 9th.

This is the second center to open in Seodaemun-gu following Bukgajwa 1-dong in June last year, providing regular, temporary, and emergency childcare services to children in the nearby area.

In April this year, the district leased the second floor of a building near Yeonhui Elementary School (139-5 Yeonhui-ro) after review by the Seodaemun-gu Space Selection Committee and carried out remodeling work.

The Yeonhui-dong Neighborhood Childcare Center consists of a dedicated care area of 89.11㎡ and a support area including a teacher's room of 40.55㎡.

The district has been preparing for the opening without any setbacks by recruiting children to use the center and inspecting operational programs through Hansol Education Hope Foundation, which was selected as the entrusted corporation for the center.

The center operates on weekdays from 1 PM to 7 PM during the school term with a fee of 50,000 KRW per month. During vacations, the operating hours change to weekdays from 9 AM to 6 PM.

The capacity is up to 25 children: 20 children for regular daily care and 5 children for temporary care as needed.

The district plans to open the Hongje 3-dong Childcare Center and Hong Eun 2-dong Childcare Center, which are currently under remodeling with design services completed, by the end of this year.

Additionally, next year, considering the child population and dual-income households, three more centers will be added in areas with high childcare demand.

Using these centers will allow children who were previously left unattended until their guardians returned from work or had to attend multiple academies after school to receive safe childcare services.

Moon Seok-jin, Mayor of Seodaemun-gu, stated, “There is a great need for elementary childcare services, but public services are insufficient. We will continue to strive to expand related infrastructure so that parents can entrust their children with peace of mind.”