Hana Financial Group opens workplace daycare center in Incheon

Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo, third from the left, poses for photos during the opening ceremony of a daycare center in Cheongna, Incheon, Wednesday. [HANA FINANCIAL GROUP]

Hana Financial Group opened a workplace daycare center for not only Hana employees but those working at small- and mid-sized companies nearby, in Cheongna, Incheon.

Hana Financial Group said Wednesday that it held an opening ceremony for its new daycare center in the so-called Hana Dream Town in Cheongna. The company built its data center in Hana Dream Town in 2017 and its human resources center there in 2019. A new headquarters is currently under construction.

The center was part of Hana’s corporate responsibility program which was started in 2018. The program aims to build 100 new daycare centers nationwide — 90 public daycare centers and 10 workplace centers. Of the 90 public daycare centers, 30 will be in regions that lack education facilities and 18 centers will be specialized for children with disabilities.

The newly-opened center in Cheongna is the 58th center established by Hana.

With a gross floor area of 3,960 square-meters (42,625 square-feet), the center can accommodate about 300 people and is one of the biggest of its kind, according to the company.

Hana funded the whole project, from construction to operation.

Inspired by origami works, the two-story building offers smart teaching and learning facilities based on advanced technology such as artificial intelligence, Hana explained.

With its program to build 100 daycare centers by 2023, Hana will provide childcare services for some 10,000 children, and create a total of 5,500 new jobs both directly and indirectly.

“Hana Financial Group will take the lead in solving the declining birth rate and career break issues, while creating a culture which encourages win-win cooperation with SMEs and helping reduce regional disparities,” said Hana Financial Group Chairman Ham Young-joo.

BY SHIN HA-NEE [shin.hanee@joongang.co.kr]