[June 3 Election] Kim San, Muan County Governor Candidate, Holds Policy Meeting with Daycare Center Association

Pledges to Incorporate Policy Measures
to Improve Childcare Environment for Infants and Young Children

Kim San, the Democratic Party candidate for Muan County Governor, listened to the voices from the local childcare sector and pledged to incorporate policies aimed at improving the childcare environment for infants and young children.

On the 18th, candidate Kim San held a meeting with the regional daycare center association to listen to opinions regarding improvements in childcare settings.
[Photo provided by the candidate's campaign]

On May 18, sixteen members of the local daycare center association, made up of directors of daycare centers in Muan County, visited candidate Kim's campaign office to hold a policy meeting focused on advancing local childcare and enhancing the quality of daycare services.

During the meeting, the association emphasized the need for effective childcare policies to address the era of low birth rates, and conveyed the challenges faced at childcare sites as well as areas that require improvement.

The association proposed five main policy recommendations: expanding support for non-homeroom teachers, providing funding to improve outdated childcare facilities, increasing operational subsidies, enhancing treatment for childcare staff, and reducing the teacher-to-child ratio.

In particular, to alleviate the heavy workload of on-site childcare staff, they requested lowering the teacher-to-child ratio to two children per teacher in classes for zero-year-olds and four children per teacher in classes for one-year-olds.

They also suggested converting the planned daycare center within the new Muan County government building into a hub-type multipurpose care and experience center capable of providing emergency part-time childcare, in order to address gaps in the local care system.

Candidate Kim San stated that he would actively review the policy proposals reflecting the opinions of childcare professionals. He added that he would strive to ensure effective budget allocation and customized administrative support.

Kim San said, "Children can grow up safely and healthily only when teachers are happy," and added, "I will create a premium Muan where everyone can raise children with confidence by establishing a high-quality, non-discriminatory childcare service."

Kim San's campaign announced that, taking this meeting as an opportunity, they plan to expand communication with the childcare field and to develop childcare policies that can be felt by infants, parents, and childcare workers alike.

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