Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Accelerates Creation of Happy and Safe Kindergartens

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education held a workshop with kindergarten officials selected as 'Happy and Safe Kindergartens'

[Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Jun-gyeong] Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced on the 16th that it held a ‘Happy and Safe Kindergarten Workshop’ for work managers and public administrative directors.

Happy and Safe Kindergarten is a kindergarten that strengthens improvements in educational facilities and educational activities in health and safety areas such as child abuse prevention, infectious disease prevention, nutrition and hygiene of meals and snacks, facility and equipment safety, and fine dust damage prevention, creating a safe educational environment so that parents can send their children with peace of mind.

This project, conducted through a public contest, was piloted with 16 sites in 2018 and 20 sites last year. This year, 8 more sites will be selected, and a budget of 7.5 to 8 million KRW per site will be allocated to create a healthy and safe educational environment.

The workshop exchanged opinions and shared information on the direction and content of operating Happy and Safe Kindergartens under the theme of ‘Creating a Safe Kindergarten Educational Environment by Strengthening Health and Safety Management for Young Children.’

In addition, focused discussions were held on facility improvement plans to prevent infectious diseases and fine dust, which pose the greatest threats to kindergarten educational environments, and in-depth opinions were exchanged on budget investment plans.

In particular, with the spread of the COVID-19 virus emphasizing the importance of infectious disease prevention more than ever, the plan is to complete the establishment of a safe kindergarten environment as soon as possible.

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education will continuously communicate with the field through consulting and on-site support for the operation of Happy and Safe Kindergartens, and support kindergartens to build a healthy and safe environment on their own through self-evaluation.

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