Gyeonggi Province Expands Support for "Small Library Child Care"
Suwon NewsPublished 2019.12.25 06:26
Pilot program to begin in second half of this year...Supporting reading culture programs and operational costs based on field feedback
[Suwon Ilbo=Park No-hoon Reporter] Gyeonggi Province announced on the 25th that it will begin full-scale expansion of the 'Small Library Child Care Reading Culture Program Support' project starting next year, following its pilot launch in the second half of this year.
The small library child care project is being promoted in 15 cities and counties throughout the province to provide 'afterschool gap care' for dual-income families, representing one of Gyeonggi Province's comprehensive child care support policies.
'Small libraries' are community libraries located conveniently near residential areas, allowing children to familiarize themselves with reading and library culture through elementary reading culture programs and develop cultural literacy in the humanities.
The province conducted gap care for approximately 400 children at 48 small libraries over the past six months.
Based on operational results to date, the province plans to pursue more substantive child care policies next year.
Changes include ▲support for child care worker compensation at Gyeonggi Province living wage levels ▲increased budgets for reading culture program operations and snacks ▲autonomous selection of library child care operating hours, and customized disaster safety education for elementary students from the Fire and Disaster Management Headquarters, previously operated optionally this year, will now be included as a standard component.
Cho Hak-soo, Director of the Province's Lifelong Education Division, stated, "We started the project on a pilot basis this year, and the response from parents has been very positive, so we decided to expand the project," adding "We will continue to work to create a child care environment where families can entrust their children with greater peace of mind."
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