Gwangju Dong-gu Establishes 'Gu-rip Daycare Center' Within Apartment Complex

On the 24th, Dong-gu, Gwangju Metropolitan City, signed a consignment agreement with two daycare centers: Dong-gu Jisan Children's House in Jisan 1-dong and Dong-gu Pureungil Children's House in Sansu 1-dong, and held a commemorative photo session. Photo by Dong-gu Office

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Cho Hyung-joo] Dong-gu, Gwangju announced on the 2nd that it held a public-private childcare center consignment agreement ceremony on the 24th of last month and will establish a public childcare center within the Jisan Humansia apartment complex.

This establishment of the childcare center is the first case in Dong-gu of converting a private childcare center into a public childcare center, reflecting the active collection of apartment residents' opinions wishing for the installation of a public childcare center.

Through this agreement, Dong-gu decided to operate the childcare center by receiving the necessary building free of charge from the apartment residents.

Also, by converting the private childcare center into a public one, there will be no costs for land purchase and building construction, resulting in budget savings and promoting public-private coexistence by guaranteeing the operational rights of the existing childcare center director.

In addition, Dong-gu plans to establish two more national and public childcare centers within this year to strengthen the public nature of childcare, and plans to publicly recruit consignment operators for two mandatory installation sites under the Infant Care Act this month.

A Dong-gu official said, “We will continue to strengthen the public care function to enhance the public nature of childcare and improve the quality of services.”

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