Osan City Selected as Outstanding Local Government in Ministry of Health and Welfare's 'Childcare Policy Evaluation'

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Osan City announced on the 19th that it was selected as an outstanding local government in the 2022 'National Local Government Childcare Policy Evaluation' conducted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and received the Minister of Health and Welfare's Award.

The Ministry of Health and Welfare evaluated 243 metropolitan and municipal local governments nationwide across a total of 7 categories and 15 indicators: ▲contribution to improving childcare worker treatment ▲contribution to government budget management and execution ▲performance in promoting childcare facility quality management ▲performance in promoting childcare facility safety management ▲results in expanding public childcare ▲efforts in appropriate management of childcare fees and parenting allowances ▲COVID-19 response.

Osan City showed outstanding achievements across all indicators, particularly receiving high evaluations for a 97.7% rating of accredited A and B grade daycare centers in the city, selection of open daycare centers that increase parental participation, efforts to prevent childcare facility safety accidents, implementation of vulnerable population childcare services, and excellent COVID-19 response cases in each sector.

Osan City Mayor Lee Gwon-jae stated, "This award is the result of the dedication of childcare professionals and civil servants working in childcare facilities at the frontlines, as well as cooperation and communication between parents, childcare-related personnel, and Osan City," adding, "Going forward, we will do our best to create a childcare environment that parents can entrust their children to with peace of mind, based on our excellent childcare policies."