Gyeonggi-do to Provide Nursing Staff Support to Disabled Children's Daycare Centers Starting This Year

[Asia Economy (Suwon) = Reporter Lee Young-gyu] Gyeonggi Province will support nursing personnel at specialized daycare centers for children with disabilities within the province starting this year. This measure is to respond to emergencies and support physical development.

On the 3rd, Gyeonggi Province announced that it has decided to expand Bucheon City's "Nursing Specialist Support Project for Specialized Daycare Centers for Children with Disabilities," which was selected as an excellent policy at the "2021 Gyeonggi Province Policy Market," to the entire province.

Under this project, if a specialized daycare center for children with disabilities hires nursing specialists, the province will provide a subsidy of 2.67 million KRW per month for one person's labor costs.

The assigned nursing specialists will be responsible for ▲ health guidance and counseling, health education for homeroom teachers, appropriate treatment for injured children such as trauma ▲ support for hospital transfer in case of emergencies ▲ support for tasks related to physical development.

Currently, there are 22 specialized daycare centers for children with disabilities in the province (720 children), and among them, 20 centers have already hired or plan to hire nursing specialists.

A provincial official said, "We will continue to listen to field opinions and improve the quality of childcare services for children with disabilities who are difficult to care for through meticulous care," and promised, "We will do our best to improve the childcare environment."

Meanwhile, since 2012, the province has been supporting 1.5 million KRW per month for vehicle driver labor costs and 2 million KRW per year for teaching materials and supplies at specialized daycare centers for children with disabilities.

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