On the 11th, Jeonbuk Special Self-Governing Province held a meeting at the provincial office with executives of the Jeonbuk Province Kindergarten Association and city and county branch leaders to discuss childcare policies and gather opinions from the field to discuss directions for tailored childcare support in the region.

At the meeting, Governor Kim Kwan-young, Shin Eun-ok, the chairperson of the Jeonbuk Province Kindergarten Association, and other executives and city and county branch leaders shared practical difficulties in operating kindergartens such as low birth rates and financial burdens, and sought solutions.

Starting next year, Jeonbuk Province plans to implement various childcare environment improvement policies such as expanding necessary expense support, increasing infant and toddler meal expenses, providing new support for childcare fees for foreign children, and improving the ratio of teachers to children in the 0-year-old class from 1:3 to 1:2.

Governor Kim Kwan-young stated, "Childcare is a core public service for raising the future generation," and expressed, "Based on the voices from the field, I will do my best to create a better Jeonbuk for raising children."

Meanwhile, Jeonbuk Province has been leading progressive childcare policies, including achieving the country's first completely free childcare through full support for necessary expenses and additional childcare fees since last year.