Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Accelerates Cooperation System for 'Yubo Integration'

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education has initiated the establishment of a cooperative system with local governments for the integration of kindergarten and daycare services.

On the 18th, Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education held a workshop for kindergarten and daycare service managers at Yeongam Hyundai Hotel, attended by over 50 participants including early childhood education supervisors from 22 education support offices and childcare officials from city and county governments.

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education held a workshop for officials in charge of integrated childcare at Yeongam Hyundai Hotel. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

This workshop was organized to build a collaborative foundation and strengthen communication between the 22 city and county education support offices and local government officials in preparation for the unified management system scheduled for 2025, in accordance with the government's policy on kindergarten and daycare integration.

The workshop enhanced understanding of the integration process through sessions on ▲ the Ministry of Education’s kindergarten and daycare integration plan and Jeonnam’s integration initiatives ▲ understanding kindergarten operations ▲ understanding daycare center operations ▲ and consultations among city and county kindergarten and daycare managers to foster consensus on the necessity of integration.

Kim Young-shin, Director of the Elementary and Early Childhood Education Division, stated, “The Provincial Office of Education will proactively support the reduction of disparities between kindergartens and daycare centers by operating as a leading education office for integration.” He added, “A preparatory consultative body for organizational transfer, the ‘Jeollanam-do Kindergarten and Daycare Integration Promotion Team,’ will be formed within this month through interdepartmental collaboration between the provincial government and the education office.”

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