Table 1 The Legal Basis for the Operation of Full-day Kindergartens

■ Pilot operation of full-day kindergartens (by 29 kindergartens): 1993

■ Enforcement of guidelines for the operation of full-day kindergartens: 1994

■ Establishment of the basis for the operation of full-day kindergartens: 1998 (Enforcement Decree of the Elementary and Secondary Education Act)

■ Development & distribution of full-day kindergarten programs: 2000

■ 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

■ 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)

■ Inclusion of the basis for the operation of full-day kindergartens in the Revised Kindergarten Curriculum: 2007

■ Support for full-day kindergarten education fees: 2009