Gyeonggi-do to Provide Up to 3 Million KRW for Environmental Improvement of 238 Aging Daycare Centers

Gyeonggi Provincial Government

Gyeonggi Province will provide up to 3 million KRW per facility to improve the environment of 238 aging private, home-based, and cooperative daycare centers.

On the 25th, Gyeonggi Province announced that it will launch a new provincial subsidy program this year targeting private, home-based, and cooperative daycare centers.

Until now, environmental improvement funds were only provided to government-supported daycare centers such as national and public ones through the Ministry of Health and Welfare's national budget projects.

By the end of this year, Gyeonggi Province will select 238 daycare centers, providing up to 2 million KRW for centers with fewer than 21 children and up to 3 million KRW for centers with 21 or more children.

The selection of beneficiaries will be done by city and county, with a condition that 50% of the total project cost must be self-funded. For example, if a home-based daycare center with a capacity of 20 children undertakes a 4 million KRW outdoor playground repair, Gyeonggi Province will support 2 million KRW.

Support items include ▲repair of aging facilities ▲asbestos removal ▲fireproof equipment ▲installation of emergency disaster evacuation facilities ▲replacement of safety, meal, and hygiene supplies.

Lee Jeong-hwa, Director of the Childcare Policy Division of Gyeonggi Province, emphasized, "We plan to continuously promote the daycare environment improvement project to ensure that operational difficulties caused by the decrease in infants and toddlers do not hinder childcare services," adding, "We will continue to strive to improve the quality of childcare services and provide a safe childcare environment so that young children can receive excellent childcare services without discrimination based on the type of daycare center."

Meanwhile, the number of daycare centers in the province decreased by 4,356 (33%) from 13,364 in 2013 to 9,008 as of the end of June 2023.

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