Yongin City Council member proposes introduction of ‘Yongin-type 365 open part-time daycare center’

On the 13th, Gyeonggi Yongin City Council member Lee Je-seong (People Power Party) proposed to the city the introduction of a ‘Yongin-type 365 open part-time daycare center’ where children can be left even on weekends and late evenings.

Representative Lee presented this opinion in a 5-minute free speech at the 308th 2nd regular session held on this day, saying, "Yongin's childcare is designed based on weekday daytime, so for parents who work on weekends, parents who work in shifts, and parents who have to open stores, weekend childcare in Yongin is virtually empty."

After mentioning that Yongin's total fertility rate increased from 0.74 in 2023 to 0.85 last year, he pointed out, "There are 16 'Always Daycare Centers' in Gyeonggi Province that operate 24 hours a day, 365 days a year in 14 cities and counties in Gyeonggi Province, but there are none in Yongin, which has a population of 1.11 million."

He emphasized, “Yongin has grown along with the semiconductor industry and succeeded in creating a city where people gather,” and added, “Now, it must become a city where people can have and raise children.”