Stop Parenting Burden... Gimhae City Opens Jangyu Community Childcare Sharing Center

Jangyu Community Childcare Sharing Center, the 4th branch of the Gyeongnam Gimhae City Community Childcare Sharing Centers, opened on the 13th.

According to the city, the Jangyu Community Childcare Sharing Center, located within the Jangyu Danurim Center, was built with a total area of 248.5㎡ and consists of a child care space, play area, program room, nursing room, counseling room, and office space.

Any family with children can freely use the facility, which operates from 9 a.m. to 6 p.m. on weekdays and from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. on Saturdays.

Residents of Gimhae-si, Gyeongnam are using the community childcare sharing center.
[Photo by Gimhae City Hall]

Starting this month, the regular program "Aiwa Kkomjirak" will be held, providing new craft materials every month. From April, programs such as "Our Child's Five Senses Talk Talk," "Cooking with Kids," and "Pottery Experience Crafting Love" will be conducted.

They are also recruiting for a care cooperative program that supports reducing childcare burdens by having two or more families with children participate in joint activities such as experiences and learning at least once a month, caring for children of similar ages together.

The Community Childcare Sharing Centers are facilities designed to alleviate parenting burdens and activate a care culture centered on the local community, providing spaces and programs where parents can share childcare experiences and information with neighbors while caring for their children.

Jangyu Community Childcare Sharing Center, the 4th branch of the Gyeongnam Gimhae City Community Childcare Sharing Centers, has opened.
[Photo by Gimhae City Hall]

In Gimhae, the first center opened in 2018 in Oedong as the Gimhae Community Childcare Sharing Center, followed by the Yulha Community Childcare Sharing Center in 2019, and the Dongsang-dong Central Community Childcare Sharing Center in 2022.

The number of users has been increasing every year, reaching about 18,000 last year alone.

Han Mijeong, head of the Women and Family Division, said, "We will provide various childcare services tailored to parents' conditions and needs and create a child-friendly environment to overcome the low birthrate issue by further activating the Community Childcare Sharing Centers." She added, "We will actively strive to make our city a representative city that is good for raising children."

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