'Incheon Mom Center' Opens in Second Half of Year... Supporting Infant Developmental Screening, Education, and Counseling

'Incheon Mom Center,' which provides developmental assessments and customized education and counseling for infants and toddlers, will open in the second half of this year.

Incheon City announced on the 17th that it plans to open the Incheon Mom Center at the Incheon Childcare Comprehensive Support Center located in Susan-dong, Namdong-gu, this October. Next year, the Incheon Mom Center will officially move into the Innovative Childcare Complex Center scheduled for completion in Bupyeong-gu.

The center will conduct early detection projects for infants and toddlers showing signs of developmental abnormalities, such as developmental delays and behavioral problems caused by maladjustment. This year, a pilot project will be conducted from October for three months targeting 1,000 infants and toddlers, and next year, the number of supported assessments will increase to 3,000.

As of 2021, among 124,000 infants and toddlers in Incheon who received health checkups (under 71 months old), 23,671 (19.1%) were classified as 'caution' or 'requiring detailed evaluation' in developmental screening tests.

The city plans to provide education and counseling services to families in need based on the developmental assessment results of infants and toddlers, and operate programs such as parental mental health programs and parent-child attachment formation programs.

An official from Incheon City stated, "Through the Incheon Mom Center, we will do our best to prepare for solid operations so that parents can accurately understand their children's developmental levels and receive customized content needed for each stage."

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