New Taipei Mayoral Candidate Su Chiao-hui Proposes Three Major Family Care Policies

Su Chiao-hui, a legislator from the Democratic Progressive Party and a candidate for New Taipei mayor, addressed the National Association of Childcare Providers convention, highlighting her commitment to family care. She thanked childcare workers for their dedication and reiterated her "three major family care policies." Su noted that while the national rate of out-of-home care for infants under two is about 27%, New Taipei's rate exceeds 45%, underscoring the critical role childcare providers play in the city's economy.

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The childcare providers are the invisible pillars supporting New Taipei's economic operations.

To support these essential workers, Su plans to offer additional allowances for night, emergency, and difficult care situations. She also intends to subsidize advanced education or degree programs for experienced professional caregivers. Su, a mother of two, has previously advocated for increased childcare support, securing NT$593.1 billion for the "Low Fertility Countermeasures Plan" during her ten years as a legislator. She has pushed for enhanced government subsidies and improved childcare quality, proposing to raise monthly subsidies for parents using quasi-public childcare providers from NT$6,000 to at least NT$13,000.

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We will provide additional allowances for night, emergency, and difficult care services, and subsidize experienced professional caregivers for further education or degree programs.

Su's comprehensive family care platform includes "All-round Child Rearing," "Considerate Elder Care," and "Support for Caregivers." If elected mayor, she aims to actively facilitate corporate partnerships for establishing childcare facilities, expand night-time and temporary care services, and develop a real-time inquiry platform. She believes that leading a city requires a supportive attitude towards caregivers, both within families and in the professional sphere, and pledges to work towards building a "supportive care city."

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Choosing an administrative leader is choosing an attitude. I have always believed that supporting a family requires being considerate of the caregivers within it, and even more so supporting professional caregivers in society.