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Busan-type 365 Open Hourly Childcare Center, now available for 1,000 KRW per hour!

Starting in November, Busan City will support the usage fee (childcare fee) for the pilot project of the ‘Busan-type 365 Open Hourly Childcare Center.’

The ‘Busan-type 365 Open Hourly Childcare Center’ pilot project is a childcare service that allows parents to use childcare by the hour as needed in cases of urgent reasons such as economic activities, hospital visits, etc., during nighttime, weekends, and holidays.

From November 1, the city will provide a subsidy of 3,000 KRW, reducing the parental burden for usage fees (childcare fees) from the existing 4,000 KRW per hour to 1,000 KRW per hour.

Any preschool child aged over 6 months and under 6 years old residing in Busan City can use the Busan-type 365 Open Hourly Childcare Center.

▲On weekdays, it operates from 6 PM to midnight ▲On weekends and holidays, it operates from 9 AM to 6 PM, with a fee of 1,000 KRW per hour.

It operates regularly except on January 1, Lunar New Year and Chuseok holidays, Labor Day, Buddha’s Birthday, and Christmas.

The hourly childcare capacity per institution is 8 children (3 infants, 5 toddlers).

Reservations must be made by phone to the institution at least one day before the usage date. Same-day reservations are also possible, but only those who reserve by 10:30 PM can use the service until midnight.

The city will initially operate the pilot project at four locations and plans to determine the scope of the project’s operation by identifying additional demand through user satisfaction surveys and business feasibility analyses.

The pilot operation sites are ▲Yeonje Busan City Childcare Support Center ▲Saha Eunbisup Childcare Center ▲Gangseo Sinho 3rd Buyeong Sarangro Childcare Center ▲Gijang Dongwon 1st Childcare Center.

Kim Eun-hee, Director of the Women and Family Bureau, stated, “As childcare demand diversifies, there is a need for childcare services that can be used anytime during nighttime, weekends, and holidays. We expect this pilot project to ease the childcare burden on parents, and we will continue to provide high-quality childcare services to create an environment in Busan that is good for having and raising children.”

Busan City Hall.

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