Support Funds for Kindergarten and Daycare Children’s Tuition and Care Fees to Increase by 20,000 Won Each

Public Kindergartens 60,000 KRW → 80,000 KRW per Month
Private Kindergartens and Daycare Centers 240,000 KRW → 260,000 KRW
Ministry of Education "Private Parents' Burden Will Decrease"

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[Asia Economy Reporter Hyunju Lee] The government will increase the monthly support for early childhood tuition and childcare fees by 20,000 KRW for kindergartens and daycare centers.

On the 23rd, the Ministry of Education announced that it will raise the support funds for tuition and childcare fees for children attending kindergartens and daycare centers for the second consecutive year. Currently, the support for public and national kindergarten tuition per child is 60,000 KRW, which will be increased to 80,000 KRW, and the childcare fees for private kindergartens and daycare centers, currently 240,000 KRW, will be expanded to 260,000 KRW.

Kindergartens can charge parents the remaining amount of tuition fees for the 2021 academic year, excluding the government support fund for early childhood tuition, within the upper limit of the tuition increase rate. As a result, the Ministry of Education expects that the burden on parents of private kindergarten students will decrease compared to the previous year due to the 20,000 KRW increase and the monthly tuition increase cap system.

A Ministry of Education official stated, "We will continue to make efforts to expand and strengthen support for early childhood education and care so that all children can receive quality education steadily from the starting line of their lives."

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