Curly implements ‘foster care support system’ for employees with preschool children < Distribution < Text of article

Retail tech company Curly announced on the 27th that it would implement a ‘foster care support system’ for employees with preschool children. The goal is to provide a stable childcare environment by reducing the burden of childcare on members.

According to the distribution industry, Curly signed a foster care contract with a daycare center where children under the age of 5 of employees working at all Curly business sites nationwide are attending since last month and began supporting childcare expenses. In addition to government-supported childcare fees, Curly members can replace parental fees such as special activity fees, field trip fees, and event fees with childcare fees provided by the company.

Any Curly member (including contract workers) who has worked for more than 3 months can apply for foster care expenses. Even if you have two or more children, you can apply for each child and receive foster care expenses.

Curly also operates foster care support staff at each work location to ensure that members have no difficulty utilizing the related system. Personnel in charge were placed at the headquarters as well as Gimpo, Changwon, and Pyeongtaek logistics centers. If members need to apply for foster care expenses, they can contact the person in charge at their respective workplace. Applications for childcare support for this year have closed, and applications for the first semester of 2025 will be processed in early February next year.

Previously, Curly had been piloting foster care since last May to establish the system. We signed a contract with one daycare center each in three regions, including Seoul, Yongin (southern Gyeonggi), and Namyangju (northern Gyeonggi). Through this, we reviewed members’ needs and operating methods, and based on the results, we introduced a foster care support system.

A Curly official said, “We have introduced a foster care support system to ease the burden of childcare for members with preschool children,” and added, “We will continue to strive for a healthy balance between work and family in the future.”