Pohang City’s ‘Hourly Childcare Centers’ Popular for Eliminating Nighttime and Holiday Childcare Gaps

Use Childcare Services Even at Night and on Holidays!

Pohang City is receiving great response with high satisfaction for the 'Hourly Emergency Childcare Service,' the first of its kind implemented in Gyeongbuk Province to eliminate childcare gaps during nighttime and holidays.

The "Hourly Emergency Childcare Service" implemented by Pohang City is gaining popularity with high satisfaction.

The Pohang City Hourly Emergency Childcare Service provides childcare during vulnerable times such as nighttime or weekends when childcare facilities are unavailable, helping to reduce the childcare burden on parents.

After a pilot operation at the Buk-gu Office daycare center last year, the city added one more center, Nam-gu Idong Areumbyeol Daycare Center, in September this year, providing the hourly emergency childcare service at a total of two centers.

From October last year to October this year, the total number of hourly emergency childcare service cases reached about 1,000, offering a 'Pohang-type emergency care system' to families with preschool children and greatly contributing to creating a childcare environment favorable for raising children.

Recently, a satisfaction survey on the use of hourly childcare daycare centers conducted by Pohang City showed a 100% re-use intention rate, indicating high satisfaction among users.

In particular, positive responses stood out regarding the systematic childcare system, enrollment in the Safety Mutual Aid Association, and the ability to cope with sudden weekend work situations.

Choi Myunghwan, Director of Welfare, said, “We will continue to expand the operation of the hourly emergency childcare service to eliminate blind spots in care, reduce the childcare burden on parents, provide demand-oriented customized childcare, and improve the efficiency of daycare center operations.”

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