Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service Appoints Directors for 7 New Hub-Type Public Workplace Daycare Centers

Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service

[Asia Economy Reporter Kim Bo-kyung] The Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service appointed directors for seven hub-type public workplace daycare centers through an open competition and commissioned them on the 1st.

The regions where the hub-type public workplace daycare center directors were appointed this time are Deungchon-dong, Gangseo-gu, Seoul; Gomdallae, Gangseo-gu, Seoul; Mapo-gu, Seoul; Hwaseong-si, Gyeonggi Province; Yeongju-si, Gyeongsangbuk-do; Jeonju-si, Jeollabuk-do; and Imsil-gun, Jeollabuk-do, with openings scheduled for March 2 next year.

The hub-type public workplace daycare centers aim to provide excellent childcare services that prioritize admission for workers of small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs), allowing them to work with peace of mind without worrying about their children's care.

A hub-type public workplace daycare center refers to a daycare center established by the national and local governments sharing project costs at an 80:20 ratio to support childcare for families of SME workers, located near residential areas or transportation hubs close to SME-dense regions.

The Service operates 27 daycare centers nationwide (caring for 3,452 children). Including the seven daycare centers with newly appointed directors (caring for 634 children) and three additional centers scheduled to open (caring for 325 children), it will directly operate a total of 37 daycare centers next year, serving 4,411 children in total.

Kang Soon-hee, Director of the Korea Workers' Compensation and Welfare Service, urged the newly appointed directors, "Since parents have high satisfaction and expectations for public workplace daycare centers, please operate them with a sense of responsibility as hubs for workers' childcare welfare, ensuring they are child-friendly and employment-friendly."

She added, "We will support facility installation and operating costs to expand the installation of win-win workplace childcare facilities involving multiple companies. At the same time, if direct installation is difficult, we will expand the operation of 37 directly managed public workplace childcare facilities to alleviate childcare burdens for dual-income families and strengthen the provision of safe childcare services."

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