Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Increases Childcare Staff Salaries by 75%

Support of 759,000 KRW per Month for Each Daycare Center

Goseong County Office, Gyeongnam.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Intern Reporter Lee Seryeong] The childcare staff salary support fund in Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province is expected to increase by 75% starting from the new year.

Since 2022, Goseong-gun plans to raise the support fund per childcare facility from 501,000 KRW, which was 50% of the assistant teacher's salary, to 759,000 KRW, which is 75%.

Due to a sharp decline in birth rates and population outflow, the number of infants and toddlers has noticeably decreased, leading to the closure of 13 daycare centers in the district since 2015, and the number of daycare centers with enrollment rates below half is gradually increasing.

The county expressed concerns that if classes cannot be formed due to a lack of children, daycare centers will close, and enrolled children will have to move to other centers, worsening the childcare environment.

Since 2021, the county has independently implemented the "Childcare Staff Salary Support Project" aiming to improve the childcare environment, stabilize employment for daycare workers, and guarantee the rights of infants, toddlers, and guardians to choose from various daycare centers.

The county has been providing 501,000 KRW monthly per daycare center across the entire county, paying over 100 million KRW to 16 daycare centers as of December, and plans to increase the support fund to 759,000 KRW monthly starting from the new year.

A county official said, "With salary support, not only will the employment of staff be maintained, but adjusting the ratio of teachers to children will improve the quality of childcare and create a stable childcare environment."

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