Yangju City, Sudden Expansion of the '2025 Yangju-style 365 Village Care Project'

Establishing a Seamless Elementary Care System

Gyeonggi Yangju City (Mayor Kang Su-hyun) announced on the 20th that it will drastically expand the operation of the ‘2025 Yangju-type 365 Village Care Project’ to reduce the burden on dual-income and caregiving-needed families and to establish a solid care system in which the local community participates.

A view of Yangju City Hall. Provided by Yangju City.

The standard service hours for ‘Yangju-type 365 Village Care’ are from 1 PM to 8 PM during the school term (operating variably until 7 PM depending on the center), and from 9 AM to 6 PM during school vacations.

Additionally, reflecting the weekend care demand survey conducted since last year for elementary school students in the area, the service is also operated every Saturday from 9 AM to 3 PM, the time when the most care is needed.

What is particularly noteworthy is that any elementary school student aged 6 to 12 can use the service regardless of income level.

This goes beyond the existing weekday-centered care by providing care services on Saturdays as well, fundamentally blocking care gaps and offering parents a break without childcare burdens and children a stable growth environment.

It is especially characterized by aiming to resolve imbalances in elementary care and strengthen the public nature of care, reflecting the city’s strong will to establish a system where the local community collectively raises children beyond simple care support.

The core of this expanded operation is the designation of hub-type care centers in the eastern and western regions.

Following the existing ‘hub-type care centers’ designated in the eastern region’s Okjeong Hosu Elementary School Dahamkke Care Center and the western region’s Gwangjeok Dahamkke Care Center, two more centers?Hoicheon 2-dong Dahamkke Care Center and Samsung Dahamkke Care Center?will be added this year, making a total of four ‘hub-type care centers’ organically connected to provide customized care services considering regional characteristics and to fully focus on creating a balanced care environment by region.

A Yangju City official stated, “We plan to expand a more detailed care infrastructure so that children can grow up in a safe and comfortable environment,” and added, “We will continue to promote reliable care policies that parents can trust to leave their children with peace of mind.”

Meanwhile, since 2020, the city has been steadily expanding ‘Dahamkke Care Centers’ and currently operates a total of seven centers including Gwangjeok, Samsung, Hoicheon 2-dong, Hoicheon Hanyang Sujain, Hoicheon 3-dong, Okjeong Leaders Garden, and Okjeong Hosu Elementary School.

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