Seocho-gu Holds Childcare Talk for Daycare Center Harmony Childcare Community

On the 15th at 2 PM, 'Harmony Childcare Community Childcare Talk' held online via Zoom... 170 participants including 154 daycare center directors and staff from 20 communities... A communication forum to share joint childcare activities by each community this year and explore activity directions for 2021

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Seocho-gu (Mayor Eunhee Cho) held the ‘2020 Daycare Center Harmony Childcare Community Childcare Talk(talk)’ online via Zoom on the 15th.

This event was organized to share the 2020 community-specific activity achievements among 154 daycare center directors and staff participating in the Harmony Childcare Community, and to gather various opinions on activity directions tailored to the COVID-19 era in 2021, aiming to create a happy childcare culture.

The Childcare Talk(talk) held that day was attended by about 170 people, sharing the joint childcare activities of 20 communities carried out throughout the year and discussing the directions for next year’s initiatives.

Additionally, despite the COVID-19 crisis, participants encouraged each other by pooling wisdom and shared diverse opinions to prepare thoroughly for the post-COVID-19 era.

The Harmony Childcare Community, which started with 4 communities and 22 daycare centers at the beginning, expanded this year to 20 communities and 154 daycare centers, covering 90% of daycare centers in the region, thanks to the high satisfaction of children, parents, and staff alike.

As a result of these efforts, it achieved great success by winning the Silver Award at the 2020 Asia-Pacific Stevie Awards.

Although face-to-face events such as joint sports days, experiential activities with parents, and exhibitions were canceled due to COVID-19 this year, the community was able to achieve true harmony childcare by sharing concerns and ideas for children together.

Also, to help children tired of repetitive play at home due to long-term daycare closures, home-stay programs such as mask making, mushroom growing, kimchi making, grapefruit syrup making, and various play kits were supported, soothing children’s mental health and alleviating boredom at home.

Started in 2015, Seocho-gu’s ‘Daycare Center Harmony Childcare Community’ is a childcare project that became the origin of Seocho-gu’s shared childcare culture based on cooperation, sharing, and coexistence.

Communities are formed by 5 to 10 nearby daycare centers, enabling small-scale centers to collaboratively carry out projects that they cannot pursue alone, allowing for more diverse and large-scale activities.

This created Seocho’s collaborative care childcare culture, where greater synergy is achieved by working together rather than competing.

Seocho-gu Mayor Eunhee Cho said, “Although it was the first experience for everyone, being ‘together’ allowed us to gain greater wisdom and courage,” and added, “We will continue to support the Harmony Childcare Community to foster a happy childcare culture.”

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