[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Seo Dong-young] Osan City held a ceremony on the 25th at the city hall situation room to present certificates and plaques for the 2019 "Open Childcare Centers" designation to 28 childcare centers, with directors from 73 childcare centers in the city in attendance.
The "Open Childcare Centers" program has been promoted since 2015 as part of measures to eliminate child abuse, with guidelines developed and distributed by the Ministry of Health and Welfare. The centers are selected with the purpose of creating a safe childcare environment through facility openness and active parent participation programs.
In October, the city conducted document reviews and on-site inspections together with the Osan Childcare Support Center and newly designated 28 childcare centers as "Open Childcare Centers." Among the "Open Childcare Centers" selected last year, 45 centers were re-designated.
Centers selected as "Open Childcare Centers" receive incentives including bonus points when applying for new public-type childcare centers, bonus points in re-contracting reviews for national and public childcare centers, and priority support for assistant teachers.
A city official stated, "The childcare centers, parents, and local communities shared values and actively participated in the 'Open Childcare Centers' program, enabling its activation," and added, "Going forward, we plan to continuously encourage and expand the operation of 'Open Childcare Centers' to create a safe childcare environment befitting a child-friendly city."
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