Yongsan-gu to Expand Public Daycare Centers with Two New Facilities Including Ichon Le El

Ichon Le El Daycare Center to Open in the First Half of Next Year
Kkum Nuri Daycare Center to Open in September

Yongsan-gu in Seoul (headed by District Mayor Park Hee-young) is moving to expand public childcare infrastructure in the Ichon-dong area.

The district announced on June 18 that it will establish the Ichon Le El Daycare Center (tentative name) in conjunction with the remodeling and maintenance project of the Ichon Hyundai Apartment complex. This is a case of utilizing facilities provided rent-free as part of the apartment remodeling project. The daycare center will be located on the first floor of the community welfare building within the complex, with a total floor area of 473.5 square meters and a capacity for 49 children.

Aerial view of Ichon Leel Apartment. Provided by Yongsan-gu.

The Ichon Le El Daycare Center is expected to improve childcare conditions in Ichon 1-dong, where public childcare facilities have been lacking. Currently, there is only one public daycare center in Ichon 1-dong, and residents have continuously called for an expansion of national and public facilities.

The district plans to sequentially carry out administrative procedures starting in the second half of this year, aiming to open the center in the first half of next year. These procedures include selecting an operating agency, determining the official name, remodeling the facility, expanding equipment, and recruiting children.

In addition, to meet the childcare demand in the Dongbinggo-dong area, the district will also open the public Kkum Nuri Daycare Center this September. It will be located on the first floor of the Onnuri Youth Cultural Center (358 Ichon-ro), with a total floor area of 347.38 square meters and a capacity for 30 children. Construction of the facility was completed at the end of May, and preparations for opening, such as installing signage and purchasing interior furnishings, are currently underway.

Park Hee-young, Mayor of Yongsan-gu, stated, "The expansion of public childcare infrastructure through apartment redevelopment projects is an exemplary case of providing essential childcare services to residents while reducing budget expenditures. We will prioritize the expansion of national and public daycare centers and other projects to improve the childcare environment."

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