Yongin City to Open 5 Public Daycare Centers This Year and 7 Next Year

Gojin The Central Municipal Daycare Center Opening in July

Yongin City in Gyeonggi Province will sequentially open five municipal daycare centers by September.

Yongin City announced on the 29th that three centers?Cheoin-gu Municipal Gojin The Central Daycare Center, Municipal Supsok Hana Daycare Center, and Municipal Supsok Duri Daycare Center?will open starting next month, followed by the opening of Municipal Forepis Daycare Center in Giheung-gu in August and Municipal Poeun Daycare Center in Suji-gu in September.

The total capacity of these five daycare centers is 322 children. Once the openings are complete, the total number of municipal daycare centers in Yongin City will increase to 57.

Yongin City supported up to approximately 230 million KRW for remodeling costs and equipment purchases to establish the municipal daycare centers.

Additionally, to minimize inconvenience for residents and provide a demand-centered childcare environment, recruitment of children and admission procedures were conducted in accordance with the move-in schedule.

A Yongin City official stated, "We will expand municipal daycare centers and support necessary facilities to strengthen public childcare and create a high-quality educational environment for children. We will strive to build childcare infrastructure where parents can entrust their children with peace of mind."

In accordance with the regulation mandating the installation of national and public daycare centers in apartment complexes with more than 500 households, Yongin City plans to open seven municipal daycare centers next year, including five in Cheoin-gu and two in Giheung-gu.

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