Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Significantly Expands Region-Based Early Childhood Education and Childcare Innovation Support Project

Enhancing the Quality of Early Childhood Education and Childcare
Through Stronger Collaboration Among Education Offices, Local Governments, and Universities

Third-Year Innovation Support Project Focuses on Expanding University-Specific Programs

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education is significantly expanding its third-year 'Region-Based Early Childhood Education and Childcare Innovation Support Project' to achieve qualitative advancement in early childhood education and childcare tailored to regional characteristics.

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education Building. Provided by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

Based on the achievements in early childhood education and childcare in Yongin and Uijeongbu—the regions where the project was previously implemented—the office has developed a new model connecting 12 local education support offices and 2 affiliated institutions across the province. Through this, in the third year, the office plans to restructure university-specific programs according to local conditions and characteristics, and to further discover and disseminate specialized educational models for each region.

Prior to the project’s expansion, supervisors from the provincial education office and the 12 local education support offices, as well as education researchers from the Southern and Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Early Childhood Experience Centers, visited major universities in the province (Kangnam University, Suwon Women's University, Sungkyul University, Anyang University, Kyungmin University, and Yonsei University) to conduct intensive 'on-site university-specific consultative meetings.'

During these meetings, participants analyzed local issues and held in-depth discussions on customized support directions based on each region’s educational conditions and challenges.

This close communication went beyond simply expanding the project’s scale; by accurately diagnosing the differing educational demands and infrastructure in each region, it has provided an important foundation for designing practical policies that meet on-site needs.

With this expansion, the 12 local education support offices have become the central axes for establishing close cooperative systems with local universities and educational resources. In addition, the two affiliated institutions—the Southern and Northern Gyeonggi Provincial Early Childhood Experience Centers—will leverage their educational expertise to jointly support the operation of experience-based, site-specific programs and the enhancement of teacher competencies.

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education expects this project expansion to become a significant turning point, enabling education offices, local governments, and regional universities to work together in supporting early childhood development. The office also plans to actively cooperate so that the collaboration model between the 12 education support offices and 2 affiliated institutions can firmly establish itself as an outstanding regional early childhood education and childcare innovation model.

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