Education Superintendent Lee Jae-jung "Welcomes Passage of Kindergarten 3 Laws"

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Lee Jae-jeong, Superintendent of Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education, expressed his welcome on the passage of the 'Kindergarten 3 Acts' at the National Assembly on the 13th.

On the 14th, the superintendent stated through a release, "Despite difficult circumstances, the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education has proactively conducted audits to enhance transparency in private kindergartens," and added, "We welcome the passage of the 'Kindergarten 3 Acts,' including amendments to the Early Childhood Education Act, Private School Act, and School Meal Act, at the plenary session of the National Assembly on the 13th."

He continued, "The revision of the 'Kindergarten 3 Acts' will strengthen the public nature and transparency of private kindergartens and serve as an opportunity for the new development of early childhood education," and promised, "Going forward, the Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education will do its best to ensure that private kindergartens fulfill their roles and responsibilities as 'schools in the true sense' along with the 'Kindergarten 3 Acts,' and become institutions trusted by parents."

Following the passage of the 'Kindergarten 3 Acts,' the Gyeonggi Office of Education plans to establish a continuous monitoring and guidance system to ensure that early childhood tuition fees are used appropriately in private kindergartens. It will also prohibit individuals unsuitable for establishing private kindergartens from founding and managing kindergartens, and ban the practice of kindergartens that have been ordered to suspend operations and closed from reopening under a different name.

Additionally, to strengthen the public nature and transparency of private kindergartens, the Gyeonggi Office of Education will promote ▲ expansion of the Edufine program and PC support for private kindergartens ▲ operation of K-Edufine focused kindergartens ▲ operation of small-scale permanent learning centers.

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