Gyeonggi Province to Operate 'University Club-Childcare Center Linkage Project' Starting September

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Park No-hun] Gyeonggi Province will partner with 10 university childcare studies clubs to provide various cultural programs such as puppet theater and musicals through non-face-to-face methods at childcare centers across the province starting in September.

The Gyeonggi Province Comprehensive Childcare Support Center announced on the 24th that it is recruiting childcare centers in the province to participate in the 'University Club-Childcare Center Linkage Project' by September (to be adjusted in consideration of the COVID-19 situation).

This project involves linking 10 childcare-related university clubs from universities in southern Gyeonggi—such as 'Nolmaemadang' from Suwon Women's University and 'I&I;' from Hyupsung University—with 40 or more childcare centers in the province through non-face-to-face engagement.

The project provides participating university students with hands-on childcare field experience and offers infants and young children at childcare centers opportunities for diverse cultural experiences.

From September to November, the clubs will present cultural activities they have prepared, including puppet theater and musicals, to participating childcare centers.

To prevent the spread of COVID-19, the program will be conducted non-face-to-face using real-time online platforms, with plans to combine in-person sessions when social distancing measures are relaxed.

Childcare centers wishing to apply should check the schedule on the Gyeonggi Province Comprehensive Childcare Support Center website (gyeonggi.childcare.go.kr) and submit an application form to the center's email (gg1434@hanmail.net). For more information, contact the Gyeonggi Province Comprehensive Childcare Support Center (031-258-1485).

Meanwhile, the 'University Club-Childcare Center Linkage Project' began in 2018 and received the Minister of Health and Welfare Award at the 2019 National Childcare Support Center Excellence Project Competition.