Hanam-si Holds Meeting to Strengthen Childcare System

Lee Hyun-jae Mayor "We will support ensuring child protection rights to establish the characteristics of a child-friendly city"

Hanam City, Gyeonggi Province (Mayor Lee Hyun-jae) announced on the 6th that it held a meeting on the 5th at the Hanam City Hall Situation Room with the heads of local children's centers and Dahamkke Care Centers in the area to promote cooperation and network building among child care centers.

Hanam City held a meeting on the 5th to promote cooperation and network building among child care centers. Photo by Hanam City

The meeting was organized to share key tasks and best practices of each center and to discuss improvements and development plans for the current child care system in Hanam City.

The attendees shared and exchanged opinions on matters related to child-related policies, including the 2025 child welfare projects, expansion of morning care, and the expansion of Dahamkke Care Centers.

Local Children's Centers and Dahamkke Care Centers operate for elementary school students who need care after school in the community, receiving especially strong support from lower-grade elementary school children who require more attention and their parents.

Additionally, some centers operate 'morning care' before school starts, providing significant help to dual-income and multi-child families.

Mayor Lee Hyun-jae of Hanam City stated, "The care gap is not a burden that should be borne solely by families but an area where we must work together," adding, "We will pay more attention and support to ensure the protection right, one of the four major rights of children, through the expansion of care, thereby establishing Hanam as a child-friendly city."

Meanwhile, Hanam City currently operates ▲13 Local Children's Centers ▲11 Dahamkke Care Centers, and plans to open 2 more Dahamkke Care Centers in January 2025, with one more to be commissioned within the Wirye Complex Sports Facility in the second half of the year.

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