Resolving Childcare Gaps by Deploying Childcare Assistants in Dongjak-gu

Resolving Care Gaps with 'Dongjak-type Childcare Assistants'... Increased Expertise, Reduced Burden

Placement of Certified Babysitters, Workforce Expansion, Post-management Services, etc.

Dongjak-gu (Mayor Park Ilha) announced that it will pilot the ‘Dongjak-type Childcare Assistant’ program starting in August, providing childcare support by visiting homes with children in need of care.

The ‘Dongjak-type Childcare Assistant’ project is designed to complement and expand the existing government ‘Childcare Service,’ aiming to reduce parents’ childcare burdens and address blind spots in facility-based childcare.

The district will allocate additional funds to deploy certified babysitters (affiliated with Dongjak Corporation) to ensure workforce expertise, expanding the workforce from about 100 to 200 to meet the demand of families raising children.

Beyond simple care services, the program links visiting families with coordinators from the Childcare Comprehensive Support Center, offering post-management services such as counseling and childcare information provision.

Eligible applicants are families raising infants and young children aged 12 months to under 7 years residing in Dongjak-gu. They can use the service for a total of 80 hours, with 4 hours per session at a rate of 11,080 KRW per hour.

Prior to this, the district collected residents’ opinions through seminars and completed preparations for the childcare assistant program, including signing a business agreement between the Childcare Comprehensive Support Center and Dongjak Corporation for professional workforce reception and dispatch.

Applications can be submitted from August 1 on the Dongjak-gu Childcare Comprehensive Support Center website, and assistant placement will begin on August 10.

For detailed information regarding childcare assistant applications, please contact the Childcare Comprehensive Support Center.

Park Ilha, Mayor of Dongjak-gu, said, “We hope this project will allow parents to entrust their children with confidence,” adding, “We will systematically establish a care system where parents can raise their children with peace of mind and continue to develop ‘Dongjak-type Welfare.’”

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