1,000th Public Daycare Center Opened in Seoul

※ The number of newly opened public daycare centers in Seoul
 

According to the SMG, the adoption of a low-cost, high-efficiency model has contributed greatly to the increase in the number of public daycare centers in Seoul. The model refers to a method of using the land provided by private businesses, religious organizations, schools, and other organizations, as well as unused spaces attached to public buildings. Two hundred thirty (or 67%) of the newly opened centers in the period were opened using this method.
 

The percentage of public centers is now 15.5%, in comparison to 10.8% in 2011. The number of staff at public daycare centers has also increased by 53%, from 8,073 to 12,408 in the same period, resulting in the improvement of the service quality and an increase in the number of jobs.
 

Commenting on the increase in the number of public daycare centers in the city, Mayor Park Won-soon said, “I am happy to see the opening of the 1,000th public daycare center and hope that this will serve as an occasion for the determination for provision of high quality service for children. We at the SMG will see to it that parents can trust these facilities to care for their children as if they were their own family.”