Seocho Child Development Center Used by Over 3,100 People with 93% Satisfaction Rate

Seocho Child Development Center Attracts Over 3,100 Users Last Year with 93% Satisfaction, Receiving Great Response

Visits and Advisory Requests Flood In from Other Cities and Local Governments Benchmarking Successful Model

Distinctive Operation with Early Intervention, Short-term Coaching, Early Preemie Intervention, and the Nation’s Only ‘Cortical Visual Impairment Suspected Infant Evaluation’ and Support Among Local Governments

Jeon Seong-su, Mayor of Seocho-gu, “We Will Spare No Interest and Support to Protect the Golden Time for Early Childhood Disability Treatment and Healthy Growth”

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"At first, when I realized my child's language development was slow, I was worried due to lack of information, but Seocho Child Development Center carefully provided the most necessary information and services for my child, which made early prevention possible."

This is the impression of a mother who received language development and parenting coaching services from the ‘Seocho Child Development Center.’

Seocho-gu (Mayor Jeon Seong-su)’s local support center for children with disabilities, ‘Seocho Child Development Center,’ had a total of approximately 3,100 users last year, and a satisfaction survey showed that 93% of families responded with ‘satisfied,’ receiving great response.

As a result, visits from other cities and local governments benchmarking the successful model of Seocho Child Development Center continue. Officials from Seoul City, Gyeonggi Province, Jeju Province, Gangnam-gu, Dobong-gu, and Seongdong-gu have visited the center in person to observe its facilities and operations, and advisory requests via phone are also flooding in.

‘Seocho Child Development Center’ is the first dedicated early intervention institution for infants and young children with disabilities established by a local government nationwide in October 2021 to detect disabilities early and secure the golden time for disability treatment.

The center’s detailed programs include ▲‘Early Intervention’ for infants aged 0 to 35 months ▲‘Short-term Coaching’ for toddlers aged 36 months to before school age ▲‘Early Preemie Intervention’ for preterm and low birth weight infants under 36 months.

Additionally, it is the only local government nationwide providing ‘Cortical Visual Impairment Suspected Infant Evaluation’ services for brain injuries, cerebral palsy, etc., and meticulously offers follow-up support suggesting intervention methods for daily life.

To provide professional and systematic program support, the district operates a specialized team composed of experts in various fields including ▲special education teachers ▲physical therapists ▲speech therapists ▲occupational therapists ▲social workers ▲rehabilitation medicine doctors.

They visit families in need directly and conduct customized developmental promotion and parenting coaching considering the child’s developmental status and the family’s situation.

Jeon Seong-su, Mayor of Seocho-gu, said, “Through Seocho Child Development Center, we will continue to spare no interest and support so that infants and young children in Seocho-gu can protect the golden time for disability treatment and grow up healthily.”

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