Kim Dong-yeon, a Special Day with Children at 'Dodamso' on the 4th

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon is taking a commemorative photo after holding an event on the 4th at Dodamso, inviting children and parents.

Gyeonggi Province Governor Kim Dong-yeon spent a special day with children on the 4th at Dodamso (the former governor's residence) ahead of the 101st Children's Day (May 5).

Gyeonggi Province announced that Governor Kim transformed Dodamso into a playground on this day and invited about 60 children and parents from two daycare centers: one in Yeoju City, a population extinction risk area in Gyeonggi Province, and a workplace daycare center in Siwha Industrial Complex providing childcare services to workers in childcare-vulnerable areas, to hold the event.

At a luncheon meeting with parents, Governor Kim said, "Among the guests I have invited since taking office, these are the youngest guests," and promised, "Today, we named this place Dodam Playground and will let our children run and play freely."

He continued, "I hope that not only today and tomorrow but all children in Gyeonggi Province can live comfortably in a world without competition," adding, "We are seriously considering measures to address the low birthrate issue and to ease the burden on parents and young people who find it difficult to raise babies within the scope of what Gyeonggi Province can do. These will not be formal or abstract measures but tangible, small, and actionable plans."

He also added, "When I became governor, I promised to create more opportunities, more equal opportunities, and better opportunities, and I will make sure that the biggest beneficiaries of that promise are our children."

Governor Kim played balloon games with children on the lawn of Dodamso and also did face painting, drawing ladybug designs on their faces.

This invitation event was organized so that "children can enjoy being children" and "parents can have a time to heal."

Meanwhile, Gyeonggi Province plans to increase the utilization rate of public childcare to 50% by 2026 through the expansion of national and public daycare centers. It is also promoting the operation of daycare centers exclusively for zero-year-olds with a reduced teacher-to-child ratio and providing monthly childcare subsidies of 100,000 won for children of foreigners.

In addition, projects such as ▲expanding joint workplace daycare centers for work-family balance ▲supporting special duty allowances for rural childcare teachers to prevent childcare gaps in vulnerable areas ▲expanding the "I Love Kids" playground ▲operating the "Neulpum Forest" character education experience room for infants and toddlers ▲running experiential (AR) buses for infants and toddlers ▲and deploying play instructors are also underway.

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