(Central News Agency reporter Zhang Weilian, Kaohsiung, 25th) “Luzhu Guochang Public Child Care Center” opened today. It is the second public childcare center in Luzhu District. It is hosted by the Tainan City Yanfeng Education Foundation and uses the storage facilities of Luzhu District Office. The space is designed with a vast space concept and a transparent open space, dedicated to newborn mothers on the eve of Mother’s Day.
According to a press release from the Social Affairs Bureau of the Kaohsiung City Government, Chen Yingxiu, deputy secretary-general of the Kaohsiung City Government, said that the center can take care of 20 children under the age of 2 and is the 57th public childcare institution in the city.
Chen Yingxiu pointed out that the public childcare centers in Renwu and Hunei are expected to be opened in the first half of the year, and the number of public childcare institutions in the city will reach 85 in the next three years. She hopes to continue to build public childcare centers and provide affordable and high-quality childcare services to encourage childbirth so that parents can Live and raise with peace of mind.
The Social Affairs Bureau pointed out that in conjunction with the “Countermeasure Plan for Childhood” to promote maternal and infant-friendly measures, 25 public 24-hour day care service centers have been set up by the end of April, and the use period of pregnant women’s bus tickets will be extended from this year to the age of the baby. 6 months old, allowing pregnant women and babies to get safe rides.
In addition, 22 parent-child centers have been set up to allow parents to choose flexible and diversified childcare services nearby to reduce parents’ childcare burden. In addition, a quasi-public mechanism has been combined with qualified home-based childcare and private childcare centers to make Kaohsiung the most suitable place for raising children. City.
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The Social Affairs Bureau stated that childcare subsidies will be increased starting this year. The public childcare subsidy will be increased to NT$7,000, and parents will only have to pay NT$2,000 per month. The quasi-public childcare subsidy will be increased by the central and local governments to a total of NT$15,500. Parents The maximum monthly payment is only 5,315 yuan; the subsidy for a nanny is 14,600 yuan, and the maximum monthly payment for parents is 1,200 yuan.
The Social Affairs Bureau pointed out that we will reduce burdens and increase welfare in all aspects, implement the goal of “raising children from 0 to 6 years old together with the country”, and provide the greatest assistance to families raising children, so that young people dare to get married, have children, and raise children happily. (Editor: Huang Shiya) 1130425
