Mapo-gu 'Bueong-i Neighborhood Park Mom Cafe' Opens Wide

Mapo Mom Cafe Branch No. 2: From Shared Kitchen and Small Library to Karaoke Booth
Anticipated as a New Space Creating a Healthy Childcare Culture Beyond a Simple Resting Place

Mapo-gu (Mayor Park Gang-su)'s second mom cafe, 'Bueongi Neighborhood Park Mom Cafe,' officially opened on March 25 after a pilot operation.

Mapo's 'Mom Cafe,' the first of its kind nationwide, is characterized by expanding the local 'mom cafes' that operate mainly online into offline spaces, providing a place where female caregivers can meet in person.

The newly opened second branch of the Mapo Mom Cafe was created in Bueongi Neighborhood Park at 189 Gayang-daero, covering an area of 43.56㎡.

This place features a shared kitchen and a small library with an information search area for sharing information and socializing, as well as a karaoke booth to relieve stress caused by childcare.

The Mom Cafe is available to female caregivers aged 20 to 50 residing in Mapo-gu. Operating hours are from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m., Monday through Friday, considering children's school commute times.

Items and equipment provided within the facility can be used free of charge. However, the karaoke booth is paid.

Applications for using the Mom Cafe are accepted on a first-come, first-served basis through the Seoul Metropolitan Government Public Service Reservation website.

Mapo-gu expects the 'Bueongi Neighborhood Park Mom Cafe' to establish itself as a space where healthy childcare culture is fostered while enjoying nature in the urban environment.

Park Gang-su, Mayor of Mapo-gu, said, "Although everyone knows well that 'parents must be happy for children to grow up brightly,' it is easy to overlook this amid busy childcare," adding, "Just as kids cafes are filled with children's laughter, I hope the Mom Cafe will be filled with the warm laughter of our mothers."

He continued, "Mapo-gu will spare no administrative effort to prepare various facilities and programs to create a reliable childcare environment where children can be raised safely," he emphasized.

Mapo-gu plans to create a loess path for barefoot walking in Bueongi Neighborhood Park and make it available for residents to use starting April 1.

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