Wanju-gun Supports Group Insurance for Childcare Center Safety Guarantee

Applied to all daycare centers including over 2,700 infants, toddlers, and childcare staff

[Wanju=Asia Economy Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Han-ho] Wanju County announced that it will support the subscription of the ‘Childcare Center Safety Mutual Aid Association Safety Insurance’ for all 67 childcare centers to strengthen coverage for safety accidents at childcare centers.

This insurance is subscribed to prepare for all safety accidents that may occur within childcare centers and to establish a compensation system for damages to the life, body, or property of infants and toddlers and childcare staff caused by accidents.

It applies to all childcare centers, including about 2,700 childcare staff as well as infants and toddlers, until the end of February 2023.

The subscription items include 15 types: infant and toddler life and bodily injury, sudden infant death syndrome rider, third-party medical expenses rider, childcare companion liability rider, playground facility liability, injury to childcare staff, childcare staff diagnosis and consolation money rider, fire (building), fire (interior fixtures), fire liability rider, wind and flood damage rider, disaster accident consolation money (fire), disaster accident consolation money (interior fixtures), and disaster accident consolation money (wind and flood).

Wanju County increased coverage by adding one more item compared to last year.

Park Seong-il, Wanju County Governor, said, “The top priority is to conduct proactive prevention to ensure that even small accidents do not occur,” and added, “We will do our best to create a safe childcare environment that parents can trust by preparing for unexpected accidents and supporting safe childcare activities at childcare centers.”

Meanwhile, according to the compensation claim data from the Childcare Center Safety Mutual Aid Association, Wanju County paid 15,905,000 KRW for 26 cases of childcare center safety accident compensation in 2021.

Wanju=Honam Reporting Headquarters, Reporter Kim Han-ho stonepeak@asiae.co.kr

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