Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam to Provide New Enrollment Preparation Funds for Daycare Newcomers Next Year

Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, will provide 80,000 KRW per child as enrollment preparation funds to infants and toddlers entering daycare centers from the New Year.

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters, Trainee Reporter Lee Seryeong] Goseong-gun, Gyeongnam Province, has been providing 80,000 KRW per child as an enrollment preparation fund for new infants and toddlers entering daycare centers since 2022.

The 'Daycare Enrollment Preparation Fund' is a project that reimburses guardians for the actual costs of purchasing items necessary for new infants and toddlers enrolling in daycare centers within the region, such as uniforms, sportswear, hats, bags, notebooks, name tags, and electronic attendance tags.

To implement the project, the county completed consultations with the Ministry of Health and Welfare on establishing a social security system in 2021 and secured a budget of 24 million KRW in 2022 based on 300 children.

Guardians can apply for reimbursement through the daycare center after paying the enrollment preparation fund. Since it is paid only once initially, no additional payments will be made even if the child transfers and re-enrolls in another daycare center.

The county plans to continue active promotion to ensure that all parents with newly enrolling infants and toddlers apply without omission.

A county official stated, "This was prepared to alleviate the economic burden on parents," adding, "We expect that it will guarantee an equal educational starting point for children and realize free childcare, thereby improving the quality of childcare services."

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