Seoul City's 'Mom and Dad Happiness Project'... Expanded to 9 '365 Open Daycare Centers'

As Part of the 'Mom and Dad Happiness Project - Tteumsae Childcare SOS Service'... Expansion of Seoul-style Emergency and Tteumsae Childcare

[Asia Economy Reporter Lim Cheol-young] The Seoul Metropolitan Government is expanding the number of ‘365 Open Daycare Centers’?facilities that families requiring 24-hour care during late evenings or weekends can use with peace of mind?to nine locations.

On the 14th, Seoul announced that it has newly designated ‘365 Open Daycare Centers’ providing holiday and nighttime temporary childcare services in Yongsan-gu and Gangdong-gu, increasing the total from seven to nine locations. The nine centers are: Yongsan-gu Dongbinggo Daycare Center, Gangdong-gu Public Kkum Sarang Daycare Center, Jongno-gu Joeun Daycare Center, Jungnang-gu Haetsal Arae Bodeumina Numi Daycare Center, Seongbuk-gu Seongsin Daycare Center, Nowon-gu Sanggye 5-dong Bodeumina Numi Daycare Center, Mapo-gu Yeonbong Daycare Center, Yangcheon-gu Yangcheon-gu Office Workplace Daycare Center, and Gwanak-gu Public Seonghyeon Haetsal Daycare Center.

The 365 Open Daycare Centers provide temporary childcare services 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, allowing families to use the service for the amount of time they need, similar to hourly childcare. Eligible users are infants and toddlers aged six months or older who reside in Seoul, and the usage fee is 3,000 KRW per hour (an additional 2,000 KRW for meals). Reservations can be made through the ‘Seoul Childcare Portal Service website’ or by phone.

In addition to the 365 Open Daycare Centers, Seoul also offers various emergency and gap childcare services at different times such as holiday, nighttime, and after-school hours through hub-type nighttime daycare centers and Seoul-style holiday daycare centers. The number of families using Seoul-style emergency and gap childcare services, including 365 Open Daycare Centers and hub-type nighttime daycare centers, has significantly increased, with usage rising by 47% for 365 Open Daycare Centers and 90% for hub-type nighttime daycare centers compared to the previous year.

Seoul plans to further designate additional 365 Open Daycare Centers in the southeastern or northwestern regions within this year, expanding to 10 locations to eliminate regional disparities in temporary childcare services.

Kim Seon-soon, Director of the Seoul Metropolitan Government’s Women and Family Policy Office, stated, “Seoul’s diverse work patterns make childcare services like the 365 Open Daycare Centers, which are available during holidays and nighttime, essential. We will expand Seoul-style emergency and gap childcare centers evenly across regions to create a happy Seoul for parents raising children.”

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