SEOUL, Jul. 16 (Korea Bizwire) — The Seoul Metropolitan Government (SMG) will, for the first time, open the first daycare center in Seoul this year that has greatly increased natural experience and play activities for the children. The city government said Monday that it will start with 20 “eco-friendly daycare centers” this year and operate [...]
SEOUL, Jul. 11 (Korea Bizwire) — A survey found that 33.5 percent of infants aged 0 to 5 had to wait before finding a spot at a daycare center or kindergarten. According to a survey conducted by Korea Institute of Child Care and Education and released Wednesday, 33.5 percent of those surveyed had experience waiting [...]
SEOUL, Apr. 19 (Korea Bizwire) — While child abuse at daycare centers is becoming a serious social issue in South Korea, one out of four parents of toddlers think teachers at daycare centers or kindergartens can impose corporal punishment on children for discipline. The Korea Institute of Child Care and Education (KICCE) conducted a survey [...]
DAEJEON, Mar. 29 (Korea Bizwire) — A daycare center has opened inside a train station for the first time in South Korea. The Korea Railroad Network Authority (KRNA) held a ceremony on Thursday to open a daycare center at Pyeongnae–Hopyeong Station on the Gyeongchun Line in Namyangju, Gyeonggi Province. In order to solve the child [...]
SEOUL, Oct. 10 (Korea Bizwire) — The proportion of children using national and public kindergartens and childcare centers is expected to hover below 40 percent, short of the government’s target, official data showed Wednesday. President Moon Jae-in earlier set a goal to expand government support for parents with young children, vowing to more than triple [...]