The Ministry of Education announced on the 9th that the government support unit price for childcare fees for children aged 0 to 2 in daycare centers will increase by 5% starting in July. This is in accordance with the supplementary budget for this year, which was approved by the National Assembly on the 4th.
Since 2013, the government has been fully supporting childcare fees for infants aged 0 to 5 attending daycare centers. This is provided monthly to guardians through the National Happiness Card (voucher).
With this increase, the parental support amount for infants in the 0-year-old class will rise from 540,000 won to 567,000 won. For the 1-year-old class, it will go from 475,000 won to 500,000 won, and for the 2-year-old class, it will increase from 394,000 won to 414,000 won.
The support unit prices for childcare fees for children with disabilities and the institutional childcare fees supported by daycare centers will also increase. The parent support amount for children with disabilities will rise from 587,000 won to 616,000 won. Institutional childcare fees will increase to 629,000 won from 620,000 won for the 0-year-old class, from 342,000 won to 359,000 won for the 1-year-old class, and from 232,000 won to 244,000 won for the 2-year-old class. For children with disabilities, it will increase from 686,000 won to 720,000 won.
Kang Min-kyu, Director of Early Childhood Policy at the Ministry of Education, said, "We will continue to strengthen national responsibility to provide quality education and childcare."