Yeongdeungpo-gu Public and National Childcare Centers: Number of Children per Teacher in 0-Year-Old Class Reduced from 3 to 2

Pilot Operation Targeting 8 Public and National Childcare Centers in the District from July... Reducing Number of Children per Teacher in '0-Year-Old Class' from 3 to 2... '3-Year-Old Class' from 15 to 10 or Fewer Implemented

[Asia Economy Reporter Jongil Park] Yeongdeungpo-gu (District Mayor Chae Hyun-il) will reduce the teacher-to-child ratio at eight public daycare centers in the district starting in July.

This project is supported by Seoul City, which fully funds the salaries of childcare teachers in the pilot classes. After internal evaluation and recommendation by the district, eight public daycare centers in the area, including Yeongdeungpo Dundeun Daycare Center, were selected.

The pilot classes with reduced child numbers are the ‘0-year-old class’ and the ‘3-year-old class.’ In the ‘0-year-old class,’ the teacher-to-child ratio will be reduced from 1:3 to 1:2, and in the ‘3-year-old class,’ from 15 children to 10 or fewer.

Selected daycare centers for the pilot project are required to provide a dedicated childcare room area of at least 2.64㎡ per child, which is stricter than the legal standard, enhancing spatial comfort and significantly lowering density.

The district plans to lead efforts to improve the early childhood care environment and will continue to expand public daycare centers through various methods such as new construction, converting private facilities to public, and long-term leasing of management buildings.

Chae Hyun-il, Mayor of Yeongdeungpo-gu, stated, “Through this project, we expect qualitative improvements in childcare services by enhancing the early childhood care environment and improving staff treatment. We will strive to strengthen the public nature of childcare and fulfill our responsibility to provide trustworthy public childcare for young children.”

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