From: Enhancing the Quality of Full-day Kindergarten Education in Korea
â– Pilot operation of full-day kindergartens (by 29 kindergartens): 1993 |
â– Enforcement of guidelines for the operation of full-day kindergartens: 1994 |
â– Establishment of the basis for the operation of full-day kindergartens: 1998 (Enforcement Decree of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act) |
â– Development & distribution of full-day kindergarten programs: 2000 |
â– Establishment of the legal ground for the operation of full-day kindergarten: 2004 (Article 27 of the Early Childhood Education Act) |
  ※ Specifying the funding support from central/municipal governments for the operational expenses of full-day kindergartens |
â– Establishment of appropriate standards for the placement of full-day class teachers: 2005 (Article 33 of the Enforcement Decree of the Early Childhood Education Act) |
â– Inclusion of the basis for the operation of full-day kindergartens in the Revised Kindergarten Curriculum: 2007 |
â– Support for full-day kindergarten education fees: 2009 |