World · East Asia & Pacific · 47 mins ago
Ulju County’s free baby-gear rental service draws growing use
Childcare centers in Ulju County, South Korea, are seeing strong demand for baby-gear rentals.
The county’s Ulju and Onsan centers recorded 245 rentals last year and 160 in the first half of this year.
The toy libraries lend costly items that families may need only for a short time as children grow.
Parents most often borrow baby beds and car seats, and the centers currently have 68 items across nine types.
Borrowing is free for up to 12 weeks, and center staff arrange regular professional cleaning for items used outdoors or likely to get dirty.
The centers plan to add car seats, breast pumps and other items in the second half of this year.
Families must join as members and visit a center; they should check its website for available stock because popular items can run out.
Ulju and Onsan childcare support centers in Ulju County offer free rentals of baby-care products through their toy libraries.
Combined rentals reached 245 last year and 160 in the first half of this year.
Cribs and car seats are the most popular items.
The centers hold 68 items across nine product types, and rentals can last up to 12 weeks.
The centers plan to add car seats, breast pumps and other products in the second half of this year.
- Who
- Ulju and Onsan childcare support centers run the service for parents.
- What
- The centers lend baby-care products for free for up to 12 weeks.
- When
- The service is ongoing. The centers recorded 160 rentals in the first half of this year.
- Where
- The toy libraries at the Ulju and Onsan centers in Ulju County, Ulsan.
- Why
- It helps parents avoid buying costly products that are needed only temporarily or during particular stages of a child’s growth.
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The centers recorded a combined 245 rentals.
The centers recorded 160 rentals.
The centers plan to add products including car seats and breast pumps.
- Rental total last year
- 245
- Rental total in the first half of this year
- 160
- Stock
- 68 items across nine product types
- Maximum rental period
- 12 weeks
- Most popular products
- Cribs and car seats
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What people are saying
I am pleased that this service is providing practical help to parents who felt burdened by buying costly baby-care products used only briefly at different stages of growth.
We will expand various childcare support services so parents can focus on raising their children in a stable environment.