Gwanak-gu Opens 5th Branch of Our Neighborhood Kiwoom Center

Opening on August 8... Providing regular and temporary care services regardless of income level

Available to all children aged 6 to 12 in need of care

Our Neighborhood Care Center Branch 5 Exterior

Gwanak-gu (District Mayor Park Jun-hee) has opened the ‘Gwanak Branch No. 5 Our Neighborhood Care Center (30-6 Nanggok-ro 16-gil, 2nd floor, Gwanak-gu)’, a place where parents can safely leave their children in the neighborhood.

The ‘Our Neighborhood Care Center’ is a facility that provides regular and temporary after-school care to elementary school students in need of care regardless of their parents’ income, offering children a space for rest, leisure, and play.

‘Regular care’ is available on desired days and times for a fixed period of one month or more, while ‘temporary care’ is available irregularly due to school closures, public holidays, or urgent reasons of the user.

The newly opened ‘Gwanak Branch No. 5 (30-6 Nanggok-ro 16-gil, 2nd floor)’ has a capacity of 30 children for regular care and 6 children for temporary care, and is available to any child aged 6 to 12 in need of care.

Operating hours are from 1 a.m. to 7 p.m. during the school term, and from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. during vacations. The fee is 50,000 KRW per month for regular care and 2,500 KRW per day for temporary care.

Those wishing to use the center can apply via the Seoul ‘Our Neighborhood Care Portal’ or by phone to Gwanak Branch No. 5.

Additionally, the district operates Gwanak Branch No. 1 in Seorim-dong, Gwanak Branch No. 2 in Sinwon-dong, Gwanak Branch No. 3 in Cheongnim-dong, and Gwanak Branch No. 4 in Euncheon-dong, and is doing its best to fill the after-school care gap.

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A district official said, “We hope the Our Neighborhood Care Center will help eliminate blind spots in elementary care,” adding, “We will continue to expand and do our best to fill the after-school care gap and provide high-quality care services.”

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