Next Month, 'Idolbom Metropolitan Support Center' Opens in Incheon... 3,442 Households Received Care Services Last Year

The 'Idolbom Regional Support Center,' which oversees and supports childcare services in the Incheon area, will open in Guwol-dong, Namdong-gu, on the 1st of next month.

At the center, childcare providers visit households with children under 12 years old who experience caregiving gaps due to parents both working, offering childcare services. The center also plans to adjust the supply of childcare providers and support the overall professionalization of services to enhance the quality of childcare services.

The center will support and monitor the operations of nine currently operating district-level service providers and serve as the control tower for childcare services. Last year in Incheon, a total of 3,442 households received 527,125 instances of childcare services.

An Incheon city official stated, "We will efficiently and professionally promote childcare support projects centered on the Idolbom Regional Support Center to minimize caregiving gaps."

Meanwhile, the government has increased support for dual-income families by providing an additional 10% subsidy on the out-of-pocket costs for childcare services for households with two or more children starting this year, expanding the support target from 85,000 households to 110,000 households. Additionally, the childcare provider care allowance was raised by 5%, from 9,630 KRW per hour last year to 10,110 KRW this year.

Incheon City is providing an activity incentive allowance of 30,000 KRW per month to childcare providers who work more than 60 hours monthly to improve their working conditions.

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