It takes an entire village to raise a child. Let’s Raise Children Together with “Community Childcare Service”
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It takes an entire village to raise a child. Let’s Raise Children Together with Community Childcare Service
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The "Community Childcare Service" is a program that offers year-round or temporary childcare, school drop-off/pick-up service, and other services to care for elementary school students, tailored to the needs of individual communities. Under this program, a childcare infrastructure is built by utilizing the community’s existing facilities and resources to offer services customized for the community’s childcare needs with the cooperation of the local government and the community.The program aims to offer care services to children when they need them as if they were cared for by their own family members or close relatives.
It takes an entire village to raise a child. Let’s Raise Children Together with Community Childcare Service (3/9)
2018 Community Childcare Service Program
- Who is eligible?
Children aged 6 to 12 years (mainly for elementary school students) - What is offered?
Year-round/temporary childcare, cultural, art and sports programs, school drop-off/pick-up support, linkage to childcare counseling and services, snacks, etc. - Who will provide childcare?
- One general manager, one full-time childcare teacher (or two part-time childcare teachers) - Provision of services by utilizing various human resources in the community, allocation of personnel by relevant field - How is the program operated?
- Diverse types of operation including direct management by the local autonomous government, joint operation, or contracted-out operation
- A childcare center under this program can be operated by a local welfare foundation or another entity under the local autonomous government, or operated jointly with a social cooperative or a community council.
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Community Childcare Center in Nowon-gu, Seoul
Wolgye Munhwa Community Childcare Center
Nowon-gu received the Child Friendly Cities accreditation from UNICEF in February, 2018The accreditation indicates that the recipient local government takes the initiative in establishing child-friendly policies and in changing attitude and perspectives toward children together with residents to develop their community into a place where children can grow into active members of society.
| Location | Wolgye-ro 42-gil, Nowon-gu, Seoul |
| Operating hours | From 1:30 pm to 6:30 pm |
| Staff | One full-time childcare teacher, Two childcare teachers on shift |
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Community Childcare Center in Saha-gu, Busan
Ai Jaramteo (meaning "a place where children grow")
Ai Jaramteo fills the gap and addresses the challenges of after-school childcare by providing a pleasant childcare environment, various programs and reliable care services for parents, while supporting the healthy and safe growth of children.
| Location | Seopo-ro 30 beon-gil 26, Saha-gu, Busan |
| Operating hours | From 1 pm to 8 pm during school year From 10 am to 8 pm during vacation |
| Staff | One general manager, Two childcare teachers |
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Community Childcare Center in Iksan, Jeonbuk (Jeollabuk-do) Province
Kiumddeul Woori Dongne (meaning "garden of nurturing, our village") Childcare Classroom
Childcare services offered by the Iksan City Childcare General Support Center not only provide a safe environment that reassures parents but also ensure further development of children during care through specialized learning support and programs.
| Location | Gungdong-ro 43, Iksan, Jeollabuk-do |
| Operating hours | From 1:30 pm to 10 pm |
| Staff | 49 staff members |
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Community Childcare Center in Changnyeong, Gyeongnam (Gyeongsangnam-do) Province
Ddobagi Childcare Center, Branch No. 1
As the first facility selected for the community childcare program, the center supports after-school activities for children by offering a variety of classes including total arts and craft, yoga, recreation, group counseling, cooking, reading games, and calligraphy. The center utilizes the community’s existing infrastructure and resources with local specialists donating their talent and skills to offer the aforementioned programs.
| Location | Dongpoyet-gil 21-33, Namji-eup, Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongsangnam-do |
| Operating hours | From 1 pm to 7 pm during school year From 9 am to 7 pm during vacation |
| Staff | One general manager One childcare teacher Four elderly helpers (assistants) Two after-school, safe-return-home helpers |
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Community Childcare Center, Sokcho, Gangwon Province
Sokcho Saengmyeong Soop (meaning "forest of life") Care Center
The center, which had already cared for children of various ages, joined the Community Child Care Service program to provide childcare services for elementary school children in a more systematic and organized way. The center’s various programs are attuned to the needs of children, provide snacks and meals prepared with seasonal ingredients, and exemplify the center’s careful attention.
| Location | Manrigongwon-gil 18-1, Sokcho-si, Gangwon-do |
| Operating hours | From 2 pm to 8 pm during school year From 1 pm to 8 pm during vacation (flexible operation) |
| Staff | One general manager Two childcare teachers |
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12 Community Childcare Centers currently in operation in following locations:
Nowon-gu, Seoul:02-909-3273
Saha-gu, Busan:051-262-4588
Buk-gu, Ulsan:052-286-0025
Sejong:044-866-0838
Osan, Gyeonggi:031-373-4861
Sokcho, Gangwon:033-636-1324
Jincheon-gun, Chungbuk:043-539-3214
Seocheon-gun, Chungnam :041-951-6677
Boryeong, Chungnam :041-934-3133
Iksan, Jeonbuk:063-859-4602
Yeosu, Jeonnam : 061-682-1008
Changnyeong, Gyeongnam:055-526-1401
New Community Childcare Centers scheduled to open in following locations:
Gwacheon, Gyeonggi
Daegu
Bupyeong-gu, Incheon
Buk-gu, Gwangju
Hongseong-gun, Chungnam
Seocheon-gun, Chungnam, Branch No. 2
Sunchang-gun, Jeonbuk
Yeosu, Jeonnam, Branch No. 2
Gwangyang, Jeonnam
Changnyeong-gun, Gyeongnam, Branch No. 2