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Advocacy groups in Taiwan urge the government to expand public childcare and introduce paid flexible parental leave to boost female labor force participation. They criticize current policies as inadequate and call for a shift to dual-income, dual-caregiver family models to address the country’s low fertility rate.

Taiwan’s birthrate is declining due to high housing costs and living expenses. To encourage families, the government offers social housing and birth subsidies.

Discover how Zhubei City is addressing the needs of working parents with plans for a new Parent-Child Center and Daycare Center, backed by NT$50 million in funding.

The enrollment rate of public kindergarten students has increased due to extended care services, but there is a workforce shortage. The K-12 Education Administration will subsidize personnel costs up to $650,000 per person annually in July. The new workforce will start working in July to improve the quality of child care.

Explore Taiwan’s new approach to supporting families: Premier Chen Chien-jen announces plans for more flexible unpaid parental leave, expanded childcare services, and increased subsidies to ease the childcare burden. With a focus on diverse family roles and improved work-life balance, these measures aim to reduce childcare costs and encourage shared parental responsibilities.

Kuomintang (KMT) presidential candidate Hou Yu-ih has announced an extension of childcare policies, promising free after-school care services for elementary students aged 6 to 12. This initiative aims to double the current capacity of after-school care in public elementary schools from 180,000 to 360,000 children, with a focus on providing specialized care to children in rural areas and from disadvantaged backgrounds. Hou’s plan includes establishing after-school programs in public elementary schools to meet 100% of the demand, increasing student coverage from 15% to 30% and meeting the standard set by the Organization for Economic Co-operation and Development (OECD). The policy, guided by the ＂Three Safeties＂ principle, aims to ensure parental peace of mind, child safety, and stability for the disadvantaged. Extended care until 7 p.m. will be available during the school term and vacations. Additionally, the initiative seeks to expand private-sector participation in after-school care services by creating a matching platform to add over 20,000 new classes and increasing the proportion of outsourced after-school care to over 20%. The anticipated benefits of this policy include providing services to approximately 300,000 families, including 80,000 disadvantaged families, creating around 30,000 job opportunities, and strengthening the service capacity of private institutions.