Busan Office of Education Pilots 24-Hour Care Center at Yeongdo Nori Maru

The second 24-hour care center providing seamless care services for children in urgent need of care is opening.

Busan Metropolitan Office of Education announced on the 9th at 4 p.m. that it held the opening ceremony of the night emergency care center, ‘Yeongdo Care Center,’ at Yeongdo Nori Maru Book Cafe and began pilot operation. This center is the second 24-hour care center following the ‘Gupo Care Center,’ which started operation last September.

‘Yeongdo Care Center’ provides afternoon and night emergency care services from 2 p.m. to midnight for infants and elementary school students in grades 1 to 3 upon application by parents requesting urgent care. The daily capacity is about 15 children, and it operates by advance reservation.

The center is directly operated by the Elementary Education Division of the Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, and plans to hire two staff members, prioritizing those with childcare teacher or certified teacher qualifications.

Hayunsoo, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education (sixth from the right), and other officials are cutting the ribbon at the opening ceremony of Yeongdo Nori Maru 24-hour Care Center.

The Busan Metropolitan Office of Education plans to gradually expand the operation of emergency care centers by utilizing community resources.

On November 24, the third 24-hour care center, ‘Dadae Care Center,’ is scheduled to open at the Busan Early Childhood Education Promotion Institute.

In August 2024, five care centers will open, including Citizen Library, Central Library, Haeundae Library, and Daesa Elementary School in Gangseo District and Hadan Elementary School in Saha District, located in rural and industrial complex areas. The operating institutions will be selected through a public contest among private kindergartens in these areas.

Ha Yoon-su, Superintendent of Busan Metropolitan Office of Education, said, “The operation of ‘Yeongdo Care Center’ will be a greater help to families in the old downtown area who need urgent care, such as dual-income families,” and added, “Our education office will continue to build a dense care system to create a child-friendly Busan and a ‘Hopeful Busan Education’ that embraces all children.”

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