Icheon City Opens First Dahamkke Care Center 'Areumsuri Branch' Inside Military Unit Housing

On the 12th, Icheon City in Gyeonggi Province announced that it held the opening ceremony of the Majang-myeon 'Areumsuri Branch,' a Dahamkke Care Center within the Army housing apartment, on the 11th, the first of its kind nationwide.

Attendees are cutting the commemorative tape at the opening ceremony of the Dahamkke Care Center Areumsuri Branch.
[Photo by Icheon City]

The Dahamkke Care Center is a facility designed to address the blind spots in after-school elementary care. The newly opened Areumsuri Branch is located within a 123㎡ space in the Areumsuri Apartment, housing for the Army Special Warfare Command in Majang-myeon, and is equipped with an activity room, office, kitchen, and more. Here, the center director and three care teachers will look after 25 children.

The Dahamkke Care Center is available to any elementary school student in need of care, such as children from dual-income families, regardless of income level. It offers various programs including care, reading and homework guidance, and play activities.

About 200 people, including Kim Kyung-hee, Mayor of Icheon, Song Seok-jun, member of the People Power Party, Kwak Jong-geun, Commander of the Special Warfare Command, Kim Ha-sik, Chairman of the Icheon City Council, and local residents, attended the opening ceremony.

Mayor Kim said, "The Dahamkke Care Center Areumsuri Branch will be an important milestone in making Icheon a great place to raise children," adding, "We will continue to support the healthy growth and development of children and strive to reduce the childcare burden on parents."

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