Politics · South Korea · 2 hrs ago
Cheongju plans expanded care services, including a public postpartum center
Cheongju plans to expand care from childbirth through old age with new and larger services across the city.
The city will spend 12.5 billion won on a public postpartum care center, with lower fees planned for families facing hardship, including low-income and disabled people.
The center is targeted to open in 2030, after planning and construction, while 19 after-school care centers will be added by 2029.
From next year, those centers are also due to offer snacks and lunches during school holidays, and afternoon snacks during term time.
Cheongju will increase home-based childcare and introduce paid leave support for working single parents, subject to further discussions and detailed rules.
An intermediate home near a major hospital is planned for next May to provide temporary accommodation and linked care for people unable to return home after discharge.
The city also plans to expand hospital escort services for older residents and connect 200 households in crisis with individual, business or group supporters by 2030.
Cheongju plans to build a public postpartum care center as part of expanded support from childbirth through old age.
The city plans to invest 12.5 billion won in the center and reduce fees for eligible families, including low-income households and families with disabled members.
The center is targeted to open in 2030, following site acquisition and construction preparations.
Cheongju also plans to expand after-school care, in-home childcare, hospital escort services and support for people in crisis.
- Who
- Cheongju City.
- What
- The city plans to expand care services, including building a public postpartum care center.
- When
- The plans were announced on October 26, 2026. The center is targeted to open in 2030.
- Where
- Cheongju, South Korea.
- Why
- The city says it aims to provide welfare services suited to residents’ life stages and circumstances.
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Cheongju announced plans to strengthen care support from childbirth through old age.
The city plans to have 34 after-school care centers, up from the current 15.
The city plans to design and build the public postpartum care center.
Cheongju aims to open the public postpartum care center.
- Planned investment
- 12.5 billion won for the public postpartum care center
- Target opening
- 2030
- After-school care centers
- 34 planned by 2029, including 19 additional centers
- In-home childcare workers
- Increase planned from 288 to 331
- Hospital escort service
- Vehicle-operating organizations to increase from 6 to 9
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What people are saying
I will work to provide comprehensive welfare services suited to citizens’ life stages and living circumstances, from childbirth and child-rearing to living crises among middle-aged people and medical care and support for older people.