Pohang City Strives to Overcome Low Birthrate... Aims for Safe Childcare and Comprehensive Care

Mayor Lee Kangdeok Visits City-Run Hillstate Daycare Operating 24/7

Part-Time Emergency Childcare Helps Fill Care Gaps... Actively Responding to Parents' Needs

On the 20th, Lee Kangdeok, Mayor of Pohang, visited the Municipal Hillstate Pohang Daycare Center, which opened this September, to encourage the staff and listen to the challenges faced in the childcare field.

On the 20th, Mayor Kangdeok Lee of Pohang visited the Hills State Pohang Municipal Daycare Center, which opened in September, to encourage the staff and directly listen to the challenges faced in childcare.

The Municipal Hillstate Pohang Daycare Center is designated to operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year, taking responsibility for the care of infants and young children during nights, holidays, and late-night hours, and actively responding to the issue of low birth rates.

To address the care gap that occurs during non-operating hours of daycare centers, the 24/7 emergency part-time childcare program offers a wide range of flexible care hours, actively meeting the diverse needs of parents.

Since the opening of the Pohang Buk-gu Office Daycare Center in 2022, the city has been operating 24/7 daycare centers, including the Municipal Hillstate Pohang Daycare Center opened this September, and plans to open the Municipal Heunghae Daycare Center in October.

Mayor Lee Kangdeok expressed his gratitude to the staff who work tirelessly in the field to fill the care gap for local children, saying, "I thank the staff for their dedication to childcare without days off," and added, "In addition to the 24/7 daycare centers, we will continue to implement infant care policies related to overcoming low birth rates, aiming for complete and safe childcare."

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