Yongin City Opens Three 'Municipal Daycare Centers' Simultaneously Within Apartment Complexes

Bopyeong, Deumakdesiang, Guseong e-Pyeonhandaeon, etc.
Gorim Jindeok 1st and 2nd phases scheduled to open in November

Three municipal daycare centers within apartment complexes in the Yongin area of Gyeonggi Province opened simultaneously.

Yongin City announced on the 3rd that three municipal daycare centers?Bopyeong (Yongin Bopyeong Station Seohee Starhills), DeMark Desiang (Yongin DeMark Desiang), and Guseong e-Pyeonhan Daon (e-Pyeonhan Sesang Guseong Station Platform City)?were inaugurated on the same day. This opening of municipal daycare centers follows the regulation mandating the installation of national and public daycare centers in new multi-family housing complexes with over 500 households. The total childcare capacity of the three daycare centers is 255 children.

Exterior view of 'Siril Bopyeong Daycare Center' opened in the Seohui Starhills apartment complex near Bopyeong Station, Cheoin-gu, Yongin City. [Photo provided by Yongin City]

The city explained that recruitment of children was conducted in line with the move-in schedule of the complexes for the convenience of residents. Additionally, to create a demand-centered childcare environment, the city supported internal remodeling construction costs, equipment expenses, and teaching materials and supplies.

With the opening of these three daycare centers, the total number of municipal daycare centers in Yongin has increased to 62. The city plans to open two municipal daycare centers in the Gorim Jindeok 1 and 2 complexes within the Gorim district of Cheoin-gu in November. Next year, seven municipal daycare centers are scheduled to open, including six in Cheoin-gu and one in Giheung-gu.

A city official said, "The newly opened daycare centers will reduce parents' childcare burdens by providing a high-quality childcare environment," adding, "We will strive to create a childcare environment that guardians can trust and confidently leave their children in."

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