Daejeon City Opens '0-Year-Old Exclusive' Dabit Hana Daycare Center

'0 years old only' Dabithana Daycare Center building exterior photo. Provided by Daejeon City

[Asia Economy (Daejeon) Reporter Jeong Il-woong] The Dabithana Daycare Center, exclusively for infants aged 0, has opened in the former mayor's residence located in Galma-dong, Seo-gu, Daejeon.

According to Daejeon City on the 15th, this daycare center was selected in 2018 through Hana Financial Group's public contest for support of national and public daycare centers and was opened with support from Hana Financial Group.

The Dabithana Daycare Center was newly constructed as a two-story building with a total floor area of 590㎡ within the former mayor's residence. The building includes facilities such as childcare rooms, teacher's rooms, a kitchen, a playroom, and an auditorium. The capacity is a total of 45 children, with 10 classes for 0-year-olds and 3 classes for 1-year-olds.

The total budget invested in constructing the daycare building was 2.5 billion KRW, of which 1.6 billion KRW was supported by Hana Financial Group.

Applications for admission are accepted year-round, and parents or guardians can apply by accessing the pregnancy and childcare comprehensive portal, i-Sarang. Admission candidates are confirmed in order of waiting priority.

Heo Tae-jung, Mayor of Daejeon, said, "Through cooperation with Hana Financial Group, we have been able to expand national and public daycare centers and improve childcare conditions in the region," adding, "The city will continue to expand national and public daycare centers and do its best to make Daejeon a good place to have and raise children."

Meanwhile, apart from constructing one '0-year-old exclusive' daycare center as a policy project to prevent career interruption after childbirth, the city has designated and operates 30 '0-year-old exclusive' daycare centers.

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