Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education Expands Support for Private Kindergarten Meal Operations

7 Billion Won Support for Private Kindergarten Cooks' Labor Costs

The Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education is strengthening hygiene management of private kindergartens and expanding support for food ingredient costs.

On the 15th, the Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education announced that it held a briefing session on the '2024 Basic Plan for Private Kindergarten Meals' at the Jeonnam Education Office Sports Education Center, attended by about 90 people including private kindergarten principals and staff in charge.

Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education held a briefing session on the '2024 Private Kindergarten Meal Basic Plan' to stabilize meal service operations. Photo by Jeonnam Provincial Office of Education

According to the Office of Education, they will promote an increase in kindergarten meal unit costs, support for local agricultural, fishery, and livestock food ingredient costs (648.7 million KRW), and support for meal equipment (199.79 million KRW). In particular, from this year, they plan to newly establish and promote support for private kindergarten cooks' labor costs (743.9 million KRW).

This briefing session provided guidance on meal operation in accordance with related laws and guidelines, including ▲kindergarten meal operation management ▲kindergarten meal ingredient management ▲kindergarten meal nutrition management and dietary guidance ▲kindergarten meal hygiene management.

The attendees shared the recognition that meal hygiene is a critical issue directly related to the health of the children, discussed violations found during joint inspections by the Ministry of Food and Drug Safety, and confirmed key points for kindergarten meal hygiene management in preparation for the new school term.

Park Jae-hyun, Director of the Sports and Health Division, said, “We will do our best to support the operation of private kindergarten meals by communicating with the field to protect the health of young children and to solidify and stabilize the operation of private kindergarten meals.”

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