Mayor of Icheon City wins the ‘Grand Prize’ at the Basic Autonomy Leader Manifesto Competition

The first 24-hour child care center in the nation operation case announced.
Mayor Kim Kyung-hee said, “Create a city that is good for raising children.”, “On the 1st,
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, ‘This competition evaluates and awards outstanding promises and policy cases of local governments each year. In this competition held for the 14th year this year, Icheon City received the excellent award for the first time last year and consecutively for the second year this year.’,
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Mayor Kim Kyung-hee is showing the award from the Manifesto Excellent Case Competition. [Photo provided by Icheon City],
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, “At the competition held at Inje University in Kimhae, Gyeongnam on the 30th and 31st of last month, 148 cities and counties nationwide submitted 353 cases in 8 categories. Icheon City advanced to the finals with the case of ‘nation’s first customized integrated care service for ages 0-12, operation of Icheon City 24-hour child care center for children’ in response to changes in population structure and received the excellent award through on-site presentation, the city explained.”,
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, ‘The 24-hour child care center is one of Mayor Kim Kyung-hee’s core policy tasks in her 8th term. It provides ongoing 24-hour care services for children aged 0 to 12 for the first time in Korea, going beyond simple protection to providing tailored programs for each age group at a professional care facility.’,
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, ‘The center, located in the Icheon City Administrative Town, provided care services to 866 children in just 95 days after starting trial operation at the end of March. With an affordable hourly rate of 1,000 won and clean facility management, the number of users is steadily increasing.’,
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, ‘Mayor Kim said, “I am pleased to be recognized for efforts to create a city that is good for raising children,” and added, “I will continue to consistently discover policies that give children dreams and relieve parenting worries for parents.”‘,
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