[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Suwon City held an opening ceremony for its fourth Together Care Center on the 28th at the Administrative Welfare Center in Yeonghwa-dong, Jangan-gu.
The ceremony was attended by Seo Kyung-bo, Director of the Welfare and Women's Department, Choi Jong-hyuk, representative of the contracted operator Korea Resources Welfare Foundation, as well as members of the Suwon City Council, officials from Yeonghwa Elementary School, and nearby residents.
The fourth center, set up on the first floor of the Yeonghwa-dong Administrative Welfare Center with an area of 214 square meters, began operations on the 26th.
Through a competitive selection process, the Korea Resources Welfare Foundation will provide childcare services to 39 elementary school students over five years, including meals and snacks, play, tutoring, and specialized programs.
The Together Care Center is a tailored facility for elementary school students in lower grades who need childcare. During the school year, the center cares for children from 12 p.m. onward after school, and during school breaks, it opens from 9 a.m. to provide 'gap-filling childcare' so that dual-income families and multi-child households can have peace of mind about childcare after school. In particular, by providing meals and snacks, the center helps ease concerns about feeding elementary school-age children.
The city opened its first Together Care Center at Homae-sil Human City Complex 16 in Gwonseon-gu in August last year. The plan is to expand to a total of 20 centers by 2022.
Director Seo Kyung-bo said, "We will continue to make Suwon City's Together Care Center a facility that children love and that parents can trust to care for their children."
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