Incheon City Launches Transparent Childcare Management System Including Digitalization of Accounting Documents

Mandatory Introduction of Phase 1 in 500 Public Daycare Centers, Targeting 600 Centers Within the Year

Incheon City Daycare Center Management System Flowchart [Provided by Incheon City]

[Asia Economy Reporter Park Hyesook] Incheon City is set to fully implement a state-of-the-art daycare management system applying the latest IT technologies and financial services.

According to the city on the 21st, the daycare management system focuses on establishing a digital management framework, a key element of the government's Digital New Deal, building big data infrastructure, utilizing big data for policy decisions, and creating a digital-based educational infrastructure.

Through the daycare management system, documents related to daycare centers, especially accounting documents, will be digitized, and data accumulated in the system will be used to reflect in policy decisions such as budget support for daycare centers.

Daycare center inspections will also expand non-face-to-face inspections through the digital system, enabling remote education programs using video conferencing programs in preparation for the prolonged COVID-19 pandemic.

The accounting system is based on the Ministry of Health and Welfare's childcare business accounting manual and is automatically linked with the integrated childcare information system.

Daycare operators can handle smart accounting tasks using the accounting system, and once more than 80% of all daycare centers use the system, digitization of accounting documents will become possible. Additionally, various benefits such as reducing accounting agency processing costs and refunding reserves for card and bankbook usage will be available.

The city plans to mandate the initial adoption of the daycare management system for about 500 public daycare centers out of 1,960 public and private daycare centers in the region, and aims to expand participation to a total of 600 centers (30% of all) within the year by encouraging private and home daycare centers to join.

Prior to this, to ensure early settlement of the system, the Incheon City Childcare Comprehensive Support Center will conduct regular training every Wednesday, and will also provide occasional training through applications received via the military district offices.

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