Yeongju-si to Fully Support Childcare Fees for Foreign Children Aged 0-2 Years

Economic Relief Expected for Foreign Families

Yeongju City (Mayor Park Nam-seo) announced on the 20th that starting from March, it will fully support childcare fees for foreign children aged 0 to 2 attending daycare centers.

Currently, through the Gyeongsangbuk-do project, childcare fees for foreign children aged 3 to 5 are fully supported, but children aged 0 to 2 have had to bear the childcare fees at their own households. Accordingly, Yeongju City plans to expand the support target to ages 0 to 5 so that all foreign children can receive childcare benefits without discrimination.

Through this support, it is expected that the childcare and economic burdens of foreign guardians will be alleviated, and more foreign children will be able to use stable and high-quality childcare services.

Families wishing to apply for childcare fee support should submit the childcare fee support application form and related documents such as the foreigner registration card to the daycare center. Afterwards, the city will verify the eligibility and directly pay the childcare fees to the daycare center. For more details regarding childcare fee support, please contact the Child and Youth Division Childcare Team at Yeongju City Hall.

Mayor Park Nam-seo of Yeongju City said, “We will strive to create a more stable childcare environment and improve conditions for foreigner settlement through support for childcare fees for foreign children,” and added, “We will continue to do our best to develop various policies to solve the population decline problem and revitalize the local economy.”

Yeongju City Hall.

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