Yeongdeungpo-gu to Create Childcare Centers Where Children and Parents Can Feel Safe

Operation of Open Childcare Centers to Ensure Transparency in Childcare Management and Eradicate Child Abuse

Guaranteeing Parental Participation and Communication Throughout the Entire Childcare Process Including Care, Special Activities, and Meals

Creating a Safe Childcare City That Meets Parents' Expectations and Is Ideal for Raising Children

Choi Ho-kwon, Yeongdeungpo District Mayor (left), is attending the Yeongdeungpo Children's Festival and watching children play.

Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Choi Ho-kwon) announced that it will create a safe childcare environment by expanding communication between parents and childcare centers and enhancing transparency in childcare center operations through the operation of 'Open Childcare Centers.'

This year, the district operates 97 open childcare centers, accounting for 45% of all childcare centers, and is expanding reliable and safe public childcare services through annual new selections.

Open Childcare Centers are childcare centers where parents participate in the entire operation process, from food, special activities, experiential learning, to childcare programs.

The district selects open childcare centers based on four criteria: ▲openness ▲participation ▲diversity ▲self-selection standards through document evaluation and on-site verification.

Unlike last year, the district has increased the scoring for openness and diversity indicators to promote expanded communication and participation of parents. To allow parents to observe childcare activities at any time, transparent windows are installed on childcare room doors, and parent-only spaces and online communication channels within the childcare centers are established.

The district is preparing for new selections of open childcare centers in the second half of the year, and selected open childcare centers will receive benefits such as additional points when entrusted with national and public childcare centers and priority support for assistant teachers and teaching materials and supplies.

In addition, the district operates various childcare services such as toy libraries, hourly childcare, and Seoul-type Moa Childcare Centers to meet diverse childcare demands and reduce parenting burdens. In the future, the district plans to create public indoor playgrounds where children can play safely and freely even during fine dust and heat waves.

Choi Ho-kwon, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “We will create a childcare environment where children can grow up healthily by meeting parents' expectations,” and added, “Through substantial childcare services that reduce parenting burdens, we will build a healthy and happy city and a child-friendly Yeongdeungpo-gu.”

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