Ministry of Education, Ministry of Health and Welfare, and 2 Other Agencies Jointly Declare to Realize Integrated Childcare Services

On the 14th, the Ministry of Education will hold a joint declaration ceremony at the Government Seoul Office with the Ministry of Health and Welfare, the Korea Association of Governors, and the National Association of Metropolitan and Provincial Superintendents of Education to realize the integration of childcare and kindergarten services.

Going forward, the four organizations plan to form and operate a working council to facilitate smooth progress and collaboration in the integration of childcare and kindergarten services.

Through the joint declaration ceremony, the four organizations agreed to cooperate in realizing the integration, do their best to ensure stable and reasonable financial support and manpower assistance, and work together to create a child-friendly social environment and happy communities for children.

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In addition, on the same day, the Ministry of Education revamped the integrated information website for daycare centers and kindergartens in line with the joint declaration ceremony.

The website now allows users to search for nearby kindergartens and daycare centers in more detail at the eup, myeon, and dong administrative district levels, and also provides additional information on the number of new admissions and waiting lists for each institution.

Starting from the second semester of this year, the Ministry will actively collaborate with related industries to enable more convenient searches for kindergarten and daycare center information on portal sites and other platforms.

The Childcare-Kindergarten Integration Promotion Team has enabled the sharing of integrated data on the status of local young children and kindergartens/daycare centers between local governments and metropolitan/provincial offices of education to establish efficient institution supply and young child placement plans.

Lee Ju-ho, Deputy Prime Minister for Social Affairs and Minister of Education, stated, “To achieve world-class early childhood education and care, collaboration among the four key institutions playing a central role in early childhood education and care is of utmost importance,” adding, “With today’s joint declaration as a milestone, the central and local governments must come together to pool wisdom for the realization of childcare and kindergarten integration.”

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