Park Jong-hoon, Gyeongnam Provincial Superintendent of Education Preliminary Candidate, Announces Pledge for "Gradual Implementation of Free Kindergarten Education"

[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Ju Cheol-in] Park Jong-hoon, a preliminary candidate for Superintendent of Education of Gyeongnam Province, announced his second pledge related to educational welfare, including the ‘gradual implementation of full free education for kindergartens,’ on the 2nd.

On that day, Park held a press conference at the provincial education office briefing room and said, “Education is a precious right that everyone should enjoy regardless of their personal background,” adding, “We will gradually implement full free education for kindergartens to completely relieve the burden on parents.”

He continued, “Free education will also be applied to private kindergartens in the same way as public ones.”

He also promised, “We will establish and provide ‘EduPay,’ which consists of three areas: cultural experience activity expenses for students in farming and fishing villages, ‘Dream Stepping’ support funds for students at specialized high schools, and education participation allowances for out-of-school youth.”

Park stated, “Infants in daycare centers are also children of Gyeongnam who should enjoy the benefits of public education,” and added, “We will build integrated experience education centers and safety experience education centers by region that can be used together by infants in daycare centers and kindergarten children, and prepare and implement integrated parent education programs for infants and young children.”

Furthermore, he presented plans to restore the local community and educational ecosystem, including the establishment of special kindergartens and special schools for students with special education needs, the establishment of special schools in vocational and arts fields, expansion of the education welfare priority support project and increase of education welfare staff to support educationally vulnerable groups, and the construction of ‘Our Neighborhood Network,’ a resident-participatory education welfare safety net.

In particular, he promised to create a safe care environment where children can be entrusted with peace of mind until late hours by additionally establishing the hub integrated care center ‘Neulbom,’ operating school care extended until 7 p.m. with substantial management, and building a care governance model linked with local children’s centers.

Finally, preliminary candidate Park Jong-hoon appealed, “We will raise the level of educational welfare in Gyeongnam one step higher so that all educational rights from care to university admission can be fully enjoyed,” and asked for support “to open a new future of educational welfare in Korea starting from Gyeongnam.”

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