Caring for Children 24/7 Without a Break! ... Busan Office of Education Operates Busan Neulbom Center

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education has rolled up its sleeves to provide seamless support for children in urgent need of care due to their parents' economic activities.

On the 2nd, the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education announced that starting next year, it will operate the ‘Busan Neulbom Center’ to provide emergency care for kindergarten and elementary school students.

This center will offer 24-hour care services to parents who urgently need childcare due to economic activities and other reasons.

The Busan Office of Education will first address care gaps in rural and industrial complex areas. It plans to improve the idle facilities of Daesa Elementary School in Gangseo-gu and Hadan Elementary School in Saha-gu and officially operate the center from next year.

To ensure safe and solid center operations, while renovating these schools' facilities, the office will utilize children's rooms in libraries equipped for childcare to pilot the ‘Night Emergency Care Center’ starting this September.

Busan Office of Education.

The pilot operation of the ‘Night Emergency Care Center’ will begin at Gupo Library from 6 p.m. to 10 p.m., targeting kindergarten and elementary school students in urgent need of care. Next year, it plans to use children's rooms in the Central Library, Citizen Library, and Haeundae Library to address emergency care demands by region.

Subsequently, through a public contest targeting public and private kindergartens, the ‘Busan Neulbom Center’ will gradually expand.

Ha Yun-su, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “We plan to expand emergency care institutions by utilizing various resources such as schools and educational institutions to carefully look after elementary school students in need of care.”

He added, “Going forward, our education office will create a Busan education system that takes full responsibility for every single child, allowing dual-income couples to live with peace of mind through the meticulous operation of the Neulbom Center.”

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