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

[Suwon Ilbo=Reporter Choi Ki-ho] Osan City announced on the 19th that it was selected as an excellent local government in the 2022 "National Local Government Childcare Policy Evaluation" hosted by the Ministry of Health and Welfare and received a commendation from the Minister of Health and Welfare.

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 improvement of childcare teacher treatment ▲contribution to government budget management and execution ▲performance in promoting quality management of childcare centers ▲performance in promoting childcare center safety management ▲achievements in expanding public childcare ▲efforts in appropriate management of childcare fees and child-rearing allowances ▲COVID-19 response.

Osan City demonstrated outstanding results across all indicators, receiving particularly high evaluations in various areas including a 97.7% ratio of evaluation-accredited A and B-grade childcare centers, selection of open childcare centers that increase parental participation, efforts to prevent childcare center safety accidents, implementation of vulnerable childcare services, and exemplary COVID-19 response cases.

Lee Kwon-jae, Mayor of Osan City, stated, "This award is the result of the dedication of childcare professionals and public officials working in childcare centers, and based on cooperation and communication among parents, childcare stakeholders, and Osan City," and added, "Going forward, we will make every effort to create a childcare environment where people can confidently entrust their children based on excellent childcare policies."