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New Taipei City Councilor Highlights Urban-Rural Childcare Disparity
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自由时报5/25/2026Politics4 min readChina

New Taipei City Councilor Highlights Urban-Rural Childcare Disparity

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  • New Taipei City Councilor Lin Yi-chi criticized the city's childcare resource imbalance, noting that while the city has 130 public childcare centers, remote areas like Pingxi, Shuangxi, and Gongliao have none, with only Ruifang having one.
  • Mayor Hou Yu-ih acknowledged the challenges in establishing centers in remote areas and pledged to expand Ruifang's center capacity and explore temporary childcare options.

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Why It Matters

New Taipei City has reached its goal of 130 public childcare centers. However, a city councilor has highlighted a significant disparity in childcare resources between urban and rural areas, particularly in the northeastern coastal districts.

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新北市公共托育中心今年初達成130家目標,市議員林裔綺今天在市政總質詢指出,以東北角平溪、雙溪、貢寮3個偏區為例,公托和保母數量都「掛零」,僅瑞芳區1家公托,造成城鄉差距,要求市府檢討。

市長侯友宜表示,偏區設立公托面臨挑戰,市府持續盤點資源,規劃擴充瑞芳公托的收托量能至20人,預計明年上半年招生。

林裔綺表示,新北市有130家公托,核定收托員額6565人,但瑞芳、平溪、雙溪、貢寮這4個區,未滿2歲幼兒共有353人,僅瑞芳區1家公托,核定收托員額15人,另3個區不論是公托數量或是居家托育人員(保母)都掛零,新北看似亮眼的托育成績,事實上存在城鄉極度不平等問題。

林裔綺質疑,市府不能一面喊地方創生、鼓勵生育、青年返鄉,但是年輕人生了孩子卻沒有地方托育,難怪偏鄉年輕家庭不斷流失,人口老化嚴重,市府必須平衡托育資源,成為年輕父母的後盾,她也要求多開設保母培訓班,培訓專業托育人員。

侯友宜回應,偏鄉幼兒大多是阿公、阿嬤帶,市府設立公托面臨困境,首先要找到合適地點,此外,偏鄉經常留不住托育人員,很多居家保母沒有受訓,加上需要托育的孩童人數不多,相關問題須逐一克服,市府都會評估資源、做好準備。

侯友宜說,既有的瑞芳公托將擴充收托量能,從現有15名員額增加至20人,目前在研擬擴充計畫,預計明年上半年招生。

社會局長李美珍表示,現在瑞芳公托收托12人,等消防局場勘確認,開會通過擴充計畫後,可以增加收托員額到20人,另也規劃善用公托中心空間,設置定點臨托,以滿足有臨時需求的父母。此外,托育服務法今年4月上路,中央將研擬社區互助式照顧模式,尚在討論中。

社會局專門委員林秀穗說明,過去公托設立地點以都會區為主,全市達到130家以後,會逐漸往偏區拓展,偏區家長比較多從事小生意,通常是自己帶孩子或隔代教養,目前以提升家長育兒知能為優先,開辦育兒指導專班或親職教育課程,將依照當地需求,預計下半年增設臨托據點,並開設保母培訓班,培訓在地托育人員。

What to Watch

AI outlook — possibilities, not facts

  • Expansion of Ruifang public childcare center to accommodate 20 children.

    Very likely · Within months

  • Establishment of temporary childcare service points and nanny training programs in remote areas.

    Likely · Within months

  • Continued challenges in establishing public childcare centers in remote areas due to location and staffing issues.

    Likely · Long term

Open Questions

  • What specific resources are being allocated to address the childcare gap in remote areas?
  • What is the timeline for implementing the planned temporary childcare services and nanny training programs?
  • How will the city ensure the retention of childcare workers in remote areas?
  • What is the central government's plan for community-based childcare models, and when will it be finalized?

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