Refund of Two Months' Tuition Fees for Private Kindergartens Due to COVID-19 Impact
Ministry of Education Extends Temporary Support Period for Kindergarten Operations by 5 Weeks
50% of Tuition Loss Covered
Remaining 50% Borne by Private Kindergartens
On February 6, when the Seoul Metropolitan Office of Education issued a closure order for 42 kindergartens, elementary, middle, and high schools in Jungnang-gu and Seongbuk-gu, Seoul, areas visited by confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus infection, a notice informing of the closure was posted on the gate of Samseon Middle School in Seongbuk-gu, Seoul. Photo by Jinhyung Kang aymsdream@
View original image[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The government has decided to expand deficit support for kindergartens that extended their closures due to the impact of the novel coronavirus infection (COVID-19).
On the 13th, the Ministry of Education announced that the temporary support period for kindergarten operations will be extended from the original 5 weeks to 2 months. Previously, on the 23rd of last month, the Ministry of Education announced that it would support 50% of the tuition fee deficits for private kindergartens that refunded parental fees during the COVID-19 closure period. At that time, the support plan was for 5 weeks with a budget of 64 billion KRW, but with the closure period extended by 2 more weeks, the tuition support will increase by 12 billion KRW to a total of 76 billion KRW. The funding was prepared with 32 billion KRW from the supplementary budget and 44 billion KRW from the special education account budget.
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The support targets private kindergartens that refunded all parental fees for March and April and paid full teacher salaries. Private kindergartens bear the remaining deficit beyond the 50% supported by the Ministry of Education and metropolitan/provincial offices of education, thereby reducing the financial burden on parents. The support ceiling per child is 140,000 KRW per month. Support measures for tuition fees at national and public kindergartens are also being explored.
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