A Dedicated Nursery for 0-Year-Olds Opens in Changwon... The Only One in Gyeongnam

On the 10th, Heo Seong-mu, Mayor of Changwon, presented certificates and plaques to the directors of five daycare centers that were finally selected as Changwon-type zero-year-old dedicated daycare centers.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Jucheol In] Changwon City, Gyeongnam, awarded certificates and plaques on the 10th to five daycare centers finally selected as ‘Changwon-type daycare centers exclusively for 0-year-olds.’

Changwon is the only city in Gyeongnam to operate daycare centers exclusively for 0-year-olds. The designated daycare centers are Labyeol Daycare Center in Buk-myeon, Uichang-gu; Hanadulseot Daycare Center in Banlim-dong, Seongsan-gu; Mireu Daycare Center in Jindong-myeon, Masanhappo-gu; Pureun Daycare Center in Naeseo-eup, Masanhoewon-gu; and Haedalbyeol Daycare Center in Yongwon-dong, Jinhae-gu.

Since announcing the selection in December last year, the city conducted document and on-site evaluations as well as a review by the judging committee, and recently decided to operate these daycare centers exclusively for 0-year-olds.

Daycare centers exclusively for 0-year-olds, as the name suggests, refer to daycare centers that care only for infants aged 0 who require more meticulous attention. While general daycare centers care for three infants per one teacher in the 0-year-old class, the exclusive daycare centers assign one teacher to two infants.

The five selected daycare centers exclusively for 0-year-olds will prepare for child admissions and teacher recruitment this month and will begin full operation starting in March. The city expects that teachers will be able to focus more on the children, providing a higher quality childcare environment.

Additionally, by resolving childcare issues for dual-income families and working women, it is expected to help increase the birth rate.

Heo Seong-mu, Mayor of Changwon City, said, “I hope the directors of the designated daycare centers will do their best in operation, and the city will also promote childcare policies that satisfy children, parents, and childcare staff alike.”

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