Jeonbuk Office of Education Launches Full Integration of Kindergarten and Childcare Management System

On the 21st, 'Launch Ceremony of the Promotion Team... 1st Council Meeting' Held

The Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education (Superintendent Seo Geoseok) is taking steps to reduce the educational and care gaps between kindergartens and daycare centers and to improve the quality of education, establishing itself as a leading education office for the integration of kindergarten and daycare services.

On the 21st, according to the Office of Education, the 'Integrated Kindergarten and Daycare Management Promotion Team (hereinafter referred to as the Promotion Team)' held its inauguration ceremony and first meeting.

On the 21st, the Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education held the launch ceremony of the 'Unified Management Task Force for Kindergarten and Elementary Integration' and the first council meeting.
[Photo provided by Jeonbuk Provincial Office of Education]

The Promotion Team is led by Vice Superintendent Park Juyong as the head, with Director of Education Kim Sook serving as deputy head. Members include representatives from the Office of Education’s early childhood education department and Jeonbuk Provincial Government’s infant and toddler care department.

The first meeting included ▲ guidance on the Ministry of Education’s unified management system plan ▲ briefing on the Promotion Team’s tasks for local government work transfer ▲ report on the 2023 integrated kindergarten and daycare pilot education office project results ▲ and discussions by working subcommittees.

The Promotion Team will analyze the tasks to be transferred from local governments to the Office of Education and determine the scale of personnel required to perform these tasks after integration.

They will identify national government matching investments and local government projects to decide on the scope and whether to transfer them, and will address any difficulties related to the transfer by devising solutions.

Starting January 1 next year, a new ‘Integrated Kindergarten and Daycare Team’ will be established to begin these operations.

Vice Superintendent Park Juyong stated, "There may be challenges and difficulties that hinder progress as we embark on the uncharted path of integration. I ask for your role as a focal point to ensure smooth local government work transfer by uniting efforts for the development and future of Jeonbuk."

Meanwhile, the Promotion Team plans to continue operating working subcommittee meetings to cooperate in smoothly transferring local governments’ infant and toddler care tasks to the Office of Education.

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