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BUSAN METROPOLITAN CITY ORDINANCE ON CHILD CARE

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BUSAN METROPOLITAN CITY ORDINANCE ON CHILD CARE

Responsible Division: Childbirth and Child care Division of the Gender Equality & Family Bureau

Partially Amended by Ordinance No. 6595, Dec. 29, 2021

CHAPTER Ⅰ GENERAL PROVISIONS

  • Article 1 (Purpose)
  • The purpose of this Ordinance is to contribute to the promotion of family welfare as well as to protect the fundamental human rights of children, by improving the quality of care and education of infants as well as children after school in Busan Metropolitan City, ensuring that such care is provided from any public point of view, and facilitating assistance for social or economic activities of their guardians as provided by the Infant Care Act. <Amended by Ordinance No. 3984, Feb. 16, 2005; Nov. 5, 2008>
  • Article 2 (Responsibilities)
  • ① The infants as well as the children after school shall be taken sound care of by the Mayor of Busan Metropolitan City (hereinafter referred to as the "Mayor") and their guardians.
  • ② The Mayor shall endeavor to train child care teachers and improve working conditions. <Amended on Jul. 12, 2017; Jul. 10, 2019>
  • ③ Deleted. <Jul. 12, 2017>
  • Article 2-2 (Establishment of a Plan for Child care)
  • ① The Mayor shall determine the basic direction of infant care projects and formulate and implement a child care plan for comprehensive child care support policies.
  • ② A Plan for child care shall include those matters of the following subparagraphs:
    • 1. Basic direction of Child care projects;
    • 2. Matters concerning establishment and supply and demand of daycare centers;
    • 3. Matters concerning child care teachers at daycare centers;
    • 4. Matters concerning operation and evaluation of daycare centers;
    • 5. Matters concerning child care expenses;
    • 6. Other matters necessary for infant care.
  • ③ The Mayor may, if necessary for the formulation and implementation of a child care plan, request the cooperation, etc. in submission of data from daycare centers, child care-related corporations, and organizations, etc. and those who receive a request shall comply therewith unless justifiable circumstances exist.
  • ④ The Mayor shall formulate a child care plan every five years pursuant to Article 11 of the Infant Care Act (hereinafter referred to as the “Act) and Article 19 of the Enforcement Decree of the Infant Care Act (hereinafter referred to as the “Decree”), and shall formulate an annual implementation plan by the end of February each year.
  • ⑤ The Mayor shall conduct a survey on child care in order to efficiently formulate and implement a child care plan under paragraph ①. <Newly Inserted on Nov. 11, 2020>
  • ⑥ The Mayor shall, if he/she formulates a child care plan under paragraph ①, consult with the Busan Metropolitan City Office of Education on the appropriate demand and arrangement of daycare centers and kindergartens by region in response to changes in child care demand. <Newly Inserted on Nov. 11, 2020>
    [This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2017]

CHAPTER Ⅱ CHILD CARE POLICY COMMITTEE
<Amended by Ordinance No. 4010, Jun. 8, 2005>

  • Article 3 (Establishment)
  • Under the Busan Metropolitan City (hereinafter referred to as the “City”), there shall be established a Busan Metropolitan City's Child care Policy Committee (hereinafter referred to as the "Committee") in accordance with Article 6 of the Act. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4010, Jun. 8, 2005; Nov. 5, 2008; Jul. 12, 2017>
  • Article 4 (Composition)
  • ① The Committee shall be composed of fifteen or less members including one Chairperson and one Vice-Chairperson. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4010, Jun. 8, 2005; Nov. 5, 2008; Apr. 28, 2010>
  • ② The members of the Committee shall be commissioned or appointed by the Mayor in consideration of gender from among those persons who fall under any of the following subparagraphs, pursuant to the composition ratio of Article 6 ③ of the Decree: <Amended by Ordinance No. 4010, Jun. 8, 2005; Nov. 5, 2008; Apr. 28, 2010; Dec. 26, 2012; Jul. 12, 2017>
    • 1. Experts on child care; <Amended by Ordinance No. 4010, Jun. 8, 2005>
    • 2. Representatives of child care teachers; <Amended by Ordinance No. 4010, Jun. 8, 2005>
    • 3. Representatives of guardians of infants or children;
    • 4. Director of the daycare center; <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>
    • 5. Representatives of public interests; <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>
    • 6. Public officials related to child care (excluding local council members) <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>
    • 7. Deleted. <Dec. 26, 2012>
  • ③ The Mayor shall, if he/she commissions a member from among those persons who fall under paragraph ② 2 or 3, do so publicly through public announcement of the standards for such commissioning and the date and time of an application for membership.
  • ④ The Chairperson and the Vice-Chairperson shall be elected from among the members, and the Committee shall have one secretary, who shall be the head of a division of the City taking charge of the affairs relating to child care. <Amended on Nov. 5, 2008>
  • Article 5 (Functions)
  • The Committee shall deliberate on those matters concerning child care which fall under any of the following subparagraphs: <Amended on Nov. 5, 2008; Apr. 28, 2010; Dec. 26, 2012; Jul. 9, 2014>
    • 1. Deleted. <Dec. 26, 2012gt;
    • 2. Matters concerning the establishment of a plan for child care and its annual implementation plans;
    • 3. Matters concerning the designation of education or training facilities;
    • 4. Matters concerning the entrustment of conduct of supplementary education on child care;
    • 5. Matters concerning the establishment of public daycare centers and the entrustment of their operation; <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012gt;
    • 6. Matters concerning such child care fees, etc. as shall be paid by the users of daycare centers; <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012gt;
    • 7. Matters concerning fees for use of the Busan Metropolitan City Child care Support Center; <Newly Inserted on Apr. 28, 2010; Amended on Dec. 26, 2012; Jul. 9, 2014gt;
    • 8. Other matters concerning child care which the Chairperson refers to the Committee for deliberation <This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4010, Jun. 8, 2005gt;
  • Article 6 (Term of Office of Members)
  • Commissioned members shall hold office for a term of two years and may be commissioned consecutively for a further term: Provided, That a member who is commissioned to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of office of his/her predecessor shall hold office for the remainder of that term. <Amended on Nov. 5, 2008>
    <This Article Wholly Amended by Ordinance No. 4010, Jun. 8, 2005>
  • Article 7 (Duties of Chairperson, etc.)
  • ① The Chairperson shall represent the Committee when required and exercise general supervision and control over its affairs. <Amended on Nov. 5, 2008>
  • ② The Chairperson shall convene and preside over meetings of the Committee.
  • ③ The Vice-Chairperson shall assist the Chairperson in the performance of his/her duties and act on his/her behalf if he/she is unable to perform his/her duties for any unavoidable reason.
  • ④ The secretary shall deal with general affairs of the Committee by order of the Chairperson and prepare and manage the minutes of each meeting of the Committee.
  • Article 8 (Meeting)
  • ① The meetings of the Committee shall consist of ordinary meetings and extraordinary meetings.
  • ② An ordinary meeting shall be held annually, and an extraordinary meeting shall, if deemed necessary by the Chairperson or requested by the Mayor or at least one third of all the incumbent members, be convened by the Chairperson. <Amended on Nov. 5, 2008>
  • ③ If the Chairperson intends to convene a meeting of the Committee, he/she shall, at least seven days before the meeting is held, give every member written notice of the date, time and place of the meeting and the matters to be deliberated thereat: Provided, That this shall not apply in case of emergency or in case that there is any unavoidable reason. <Amended on Apr. 28, 2010>
  • ④ A majority of the members of the Committee shall constitute a quorum, and all decisions of the Committee shall be taken by a simple majority of those present.
  • ⑤ A member shall refrain from participating in the deliberations on the matters on which he/she has a direct conflict of interest.
  • ⑥ The Committee may, if necessary, have relevant experts, child care teachers, guardians, etc. attend a meeting of the Committee and hear their opinions.
  • ⑦ The Committee shall, whenever a meeting thereof is held, prepare the minutes of the meeting and disclose the results of the meeting on the City's Home Page on the Internet and that of the Child care Support Center within two weeks after the meeting, except parts with information of non-disclosure in any of the following subparagraphs of Article 9 ① of the Official Information Disclosure Act. <Amended by Ordinance No. 3984, Feb. 16, 2005; Nov. 5, 2008; Apr. 28, 2010>
  • Article 9 (Allowances)
  • Allowances and travel expenses may be paid to Commissioned members to such an extent as the relevant budget permits. <This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 5, 2008>

CHAPTER Ⅲ CHILD CARE SUPPORT CENTER
<Amended on Apr. 28, 2010; Jul. 9, 2014gt;

  • Article 10 (Establishment and Operation)
  • ① The Mayor shall establish the Busan Metropolitan City Child care Support Center (hereinafter referred to as the "Center") for operation of facilities providing various services related to child care and carrying out functions in accordance with Article 13 of the Act. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4010, Jun. 8, 2005; Nov. 5, 2008; Apr. 28, 2010; Jul. 9, 2014; Jul. 12, 2017%gt;
  • ② The Mayor may, if deemed necessary, entrust the operation of the Center under Article 26 ② of the Act and the entrustment period shall be five years, if so entrusted. <Amended on Apr. 28, 2010; Dec. 26, 2012; Jun. 8, 2016; May 16, 2018; Jul. 15, 2020>
  • ③ In selecting an entrusted entity for operation of the Center under paragraph ②, the philosophy of infant and child care, the specialization in such care, the transparency in its operation, and the plans for citizens' participation, shall be taken into account on a priority basis. <Amended on Nov. 5, 2008; Dec. 26, 2012>
  • ④ The Mayor may, in accordance with paragraph 2 of the Act, provide an entrusted entity for operation of the Center (hereinafter referred to as the “entrusted agency”) with part of the expenses necessary for its operation to such an extent as the relevant budget permits: <Newly Inserted on Apr. 28, 2010; Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>
  • Article 11 (Duties of Entrusted Agency <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>)
  • ① The entrusted agency shall manage and operate the center with the care of a good manager. <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>
  • ② The entrusted agency shall formulate and prepare a business plan and budget no later than three months before the commencement of each fiscal year and submit it to the Mayor. <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>
  • ③ The entrusted agency shall submit the business performance and settlement of accounts to the Mayor by March 31 of the following year. <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012; May 16, 2018>
  • ④ When the entrustment period expires or the entrustment contract is terminated, the entrusted agency shall return the execution balance, facilities, equipment, fixtures etc. to the Mayor through the settlement procedure for operating expenses. <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012> <This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 28, 2010>
  • Article 12 (Guidance and Supervision)
  • ① The Mayor may have the entrusted agency report on the operation of the Center or havethe relevant public officials investigate or inspect the operation status, documents, etc. of the Center. <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>
  • ② If the Mayor receives a report pursuant to paragraph ①, or if there is any matter to be corrected as a result of an investigation or inspection, he/she shall order the entrusted agency to correct it or take other necessary measures. <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012> <This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 28, 2010>
  • Article 13 (Composition)
  • ① The head of the Center shall be appointed by the Mayor through open means. Provided, That where the operation of the Center is entrusted pursuant to Article 10 paragraph 2, the head of the center shall be appointed and dismissed by the head of the entrusted agency with the approval of the Mayor. <Amended on Apr. 28, 2010; Dec. 26, 2012>
  • ② The term of office of the head of the Center shall be five years and may be appointed consecutively for a further term. <Amended on May. 16, 2018>
  • ③ The specialized childcare personnel and any other employees shall be appointed by the Mayor through any open means. Provided That, where the operation of the Center is entrusted pursuant to Article 10 ②, the specialized child care personnel and other employees shall be appointed and dismissed by the head of the Center, and the relevant matters shall be reported to the Mayor. <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012; Jul. 9, 2014> <This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 5, 2008>
  • Article 14 (Operating Committee)
  • ① Under the Center, there shall be established an Operating Committee to deliberate on those matters which fall under any of the following subparagraphs:
    • 1. Matters concerning the establishment of plans for the operation of the Center;
    • 2. Matters concerning the performance of affairs of the Center; and
    • 3. Other matters which the head of the Center refers to the Operating Committee for deliberation.
  • ② The Operating Committee shall be composed of fifteen or less members including one Chairperson.
  • ③ The Chairperson of the Operating Committee shall be elected from among the members, and the members shall be commissioned by the head of the Center in consideration of gender, including at least one from among those persons who fall under any of the following subparagraphs. In this case, the number of the relevant members in each subparagraph shall not exceed 1/3 of the total number of members. <Amended on Apr. 28, 2010; Dec. 26, 2012>
    • 1. Experts on child care;
    • 2. Representatives of child care teachers;
    • 3. Representatives of guardians of infants or children;
    • 4. Director of the daycare center; <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>
    • 5. Public officials related to child care
  • ④ Commissioned members who are not public officials shall hold office for a term of two years and may be commissioned consecutively for a further term: Provided, That a member who is commissioned to fill a vacancy occurring prior to the expiration of the term of office of his/her predecessor shall hold office for the remainder of that term.
  • ⑤ The Committee shall have one administrative secretary in order to conduct its affairs, and the administrative secretary shall be appointed by the head of the Center.
  • ⑥ The chairperson shall convene a meeting when a majority of the incumbent members attend a meeting, and shall pass resolutions with the concurrence of a majority of the members present.
  • ⑦ Where commissioned members attend a meeting, allowances and travel expenses within budgetary limits may be granted to them.
  • ⑧ The chairperson shall determine matters necessary for the operation of the Operating Committee through resolutions passed by the Committee except as otherwise provided in this Ordinance. <This Article Wholly Amended on Nov. 5, 2008>
  • Article 14-2 (Payment of Fees, etc.)
  • ① The standards for fees to be paid by a person who intends to use the Center shall be as specified in attached Table 1.
  • ② Any person who intends to use the auditorium and multi-purpose room of the Center shall obtain permission from the Mayor, and the same shall apply when he/she intends to change the permission matters.
  • ③ The standards for fees to be paid by a person who intends to use pursuant to paragraph ② shall be as specified in attached Table 2.<This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 28, 2010>
  • Article 14-3 (Reduction or exemption of Fees, etc.)
  • ① The Mayor may exempt any of the following persons from fees under attached Table 1: <Amended on Jul. 9, 2014; Jul. 10, 2019; Jul. 14, 2021>
    • 1. Persons who belong to a multi-child family subject to the Busan Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Preferential Treatment and Support for Multi-child Families;
    • 2. Beneficiaries subject to the National Basic Living Security Act;
    • 3. Persons eligible for support subject to the Single Parent Family Support Act. <Amended on Jul. 9, 2014>
    • 4. Persons with severe disabilities registered under the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities Act (including one guardian)
  • ② The Mayor may reduce 50/100 of the fees in attached Table 1 to any of the following persons: <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012; Jul. 10, 2019; Dec. 29, 2021>
    • 1. Persons with disabilities registered pursuant to the Welfare of Persons with Disabilities Act whose level of disability is not so severe (including one guardian);
    • 2. Persons of national merit subject to the Act on the Honorable Treatment and Support of Persons of national merit, etc. and their bereaved families or families;
    • 3. Persons of distinguished service to independence and their bereaved families or familes subject to the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to Independence;
    • 4. Veterans who are subject to the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Veterans and the Establishment of Organizations, and their bereaved families or families;
    • 5. Persons of distinguished service to the May 18 Democratic Uprising and their bereaved families or families, subject to the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished service to the May 18 Democratic Uprising and the Establishment of Organizations;
    • 6. Persons of distinguished service to special mission and their bereaved families or families, subject to the Act on the Honorable Treatment of Persons of Distinguished Service to special mission and the Established organizations. <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>
  • ③ The Mayor may exempt any of the following persons from fees under attached Table 2:
    • 1. Where the State or local government uses the Center to host events;
    • 2. Where a corporation or organization established to promote child care for infants uses the Center to host events suitable for the purpose of establishment <This Article Newly Established on Apr. 28, 2010>
  • Article 14-4 (Return of Fees, etc.)
  • ① The Mayor shall fully or partially refund fees in any of the following cases:
    • 1. In the case of requesting a return due to the circumstances of the users of the Center;
    • 2. Where it becomes difficult to use the Center due to the circumstances of the Center;
    • 3. Where the Center becomes unavailable due to force majeure, such as a natural disaster
  • ② The criteria for the refund of fees under paragraph ① shall be as specified in attached Table 3. <This Article Newly Inserted on Apr. 28, 2010>

CHAPTER Ⅳ AFTER-SCHOOL CARE

  • Article 15 (Expansion and Performance of After-School Care)
  • The Mayor may expand and perform after-school care in accordance with Article 27 of the Act. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4010, Jun. 8, 2005; Nov. 5, 2008>
  • Article 16 (Establishment of After-School Daycare Centers <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>)
  • The Mayor shall, on a priority basis, establish after-school daycare centers in industrial complex areas and other areas in which low-income brackets reside densely, and may extend, rebuild, remodel or repair existing infant and child daycare centers, social welfare facilities provided for in the Social Welfare Services Act, religious facilities, school facilities, etc. and use them as after-school daycare centers. <Amended by Ordinance No. 3984, Feb. 16, 2005; Ordinance No. 4010, Jun. 8, 2005; Dec. 26, 2012>
  • Article 17 (Child care Hours)
  • School-aged child care shall, in principle, be carried out before going to school, after school, on official holidays or on vacation from school, and those child care hours may be adjusted according to the circumstances of children and their guardians.
  • Article 18
  • Deleted. <Nov. 5, 2008>
  • Article 19 (Collection of Fees)
  • Any person who establishes daycare centers may collect the fees required from other persons for using daycare centers, to the extent of other necessary expenses and cost of childcare which is determined and officially announced by the Mayor after deliberation by the Committee:Provided, That the said fees may, on a discriminatory basis, be determined according to vacation from school or childcare hours per school year. <Amended on Nov. 5, 2008; Dec. 26, 2012; Jun. 8, 2016>
  • Article 20 (Designation of Model After-School Daycare Centers <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>)
  • The Mayor may develop and improve models to facilitate the performance of after-school child care by designating respective model daycare centers from among national, public, corporate, private, family or parental cooperative daycare centers, or daycare centers taking exclusive care of disabled children. <Amended by Ordinance No. 4010, Jun. 8, 2005; Dec. 26, 2012>
  • Article 21 Deleted. <Nov. 5, 2008>

CHAPTER Ⅴ EXPENSES, ETC.

  • Article 22 (Provision of Expenses)
  • ① The Mayor may, in accordance with Article 36 of the Act and Article 24 of the Decree, provide daycare centers, etc. with all or part of the expenses which fall under any of the following subparagraphs, to such an extent as the relevant budget permits: <Amended by Ordinance No. 3984, Feb. 16, 2005; Jun. 8, 2005; Nov. 5, 2008; Apr. 28, 2010; Dec. 26, 2012; Sep. 25, 2013; Jun. 8, 2016; Jul. 12, 2017; Nov. 1, 2017; May. 16, 2018; Jan. 1, 2019>
    • 1. Implementation cost of child care for children belonging to a vulnerable social group (hereinafter referred to as “Vulnerable child care”) under Article 26 ① of the Act; <Amended on Jun. 8, 2016>
    • 2. Expenses for child care fees exceeding government support; <Amended on Jan. 1, 2019>
    • 3. Expenses for education of child care teachers;
    • 4. Expenses for the establishment, extend, rebuild, remodel or repair of daycare centers;<Amended on Dec. 26, 2012; Jun. 8, 2016>
    • 5. Deleted; <May. 16, 2018>
    • 6. Salaries paid to those persons who are hired to fill vacancies occurring due to maternity leave, supplementary education, etc.;
    • 7. Expenses for teaching materials and tools;
    • 8. Expenses for the provision of meals to those children who are taken care of by daycare centers;
    • 9. Deleted; <May. 16, 2018>
    • 10. Personnel expenses paid to the persons engaged in child care; <Newly Inserted on May. 16, 2018>
    • 11. Other expenses which the Mayor deems necessary for the improvement in the child care environment and operation of daycare centers; <Amended on Nov. 5, 2008, May. 16, 2018>
  • ② The Mayor may, on a priority basis, assist those daycare centers which fall under any of the following subparagraphs with the relevant budget including personnel expenses paid to the persons engaged in child care in order to ensure that any private child care is carried out from a public point of view: <Amended on Nov. 5, 2008, Dec. 26, 2012>
    • 1. Private daycare centers and family daycare centers operated on the same basis as national or public daycare centers, which comply with the ceiling on child care fees determined by the City and grant children in low-income families admission on a priority basis; and <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>
    • 2. Daycare centers operated on a transparent basis, which establish an operating committee composed of child care teachers and representatives of guardians of infants or children and make public the budget, the settlement of accounts and business plans. <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>
  • ③ The Mayor may provide non-profit corporations or organizations carrying out functions related to child care vitalizing vulnerable child care, conducting education and training for quality improvement of persons engaged in child care, and providing information on child care etc. with all or part of the expenses: <Newly Inserted on Jun. 8, 2016>
  • ④ In order to enhance the public point of view on childcare, the Mayor may provide incentives following the national and public conversion to the residents’ representative meetings of apartment that converted Apartment Community Facility Daycare Center to national and public daycare center, and the operators of existing facilities. <Newly Inserted on Nov. 1, 2017>
  • ⑤ The methods, procedures, etc. for providing expenses under paragraphs ① through ④ shall be governed by the Busan Metropolitan Government Ordinance on Management of Local Subsidies.<Newly Inserted on Jun. 8, 2016; Amended on Nov. 1, 2017>
  • Article 23
  • Deleted. <Jul. 12, 2017>
  • Article 24 (Guidance and Inspection)
  • The Mayor shall guide and inspect daycare centers on a regular basis. <Amended on Dec. 26, 2012>

CHAPTER VI ESTABLISHMENT AND MANAGEMENT OF CLOSED CIRCUIT TELEVISION
<Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2017>

  • Article 25 (Installation, etc, of Closed Circuit Television)
  • Persons who establish and operate a daycare center shall install and manage a closed-circuit television pursuant to Article 15-4 of the Act for the safety of infants and children, such as the prevention of child abuse. [This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2017]
  • Article 26 (Viewing of video information, etc.)
  • ① Persons who install and manage closed-circuit televisions shall not allow video information to be viewed except in the subparagarphs of Article 15-5 ① of the Act in relation to the access of video information.
  • ② The timing, procedures, methods, etc. of the guardian’s access to video information shall be governed by Article 9-4 of the Enforcement Rules of the Infant Care Act.
  • ③ The Mayor shall publicize and educate persons engaged in childcare and guardians about the timing, procedures, and methods of viewing video information.[This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2017]
  • Article 27 (Investigation or Inspection of Closed Circuit of Television)
  • The Mayor shall investigate and inspect actual conditions of installation, management, and access to closed-circuit television installed in daycare centers pursuant to Article 15-5 ④ of the Act at least once a year to prevent violation of the rights of information subjects such as infants and childcare teachers.

CHAPTER VII GUARANTEEING THE RIGHTS AND INTERESTS OF INFANTS AND CHILD CARE TEACHERS IN DAYCARE CENTERS
<Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2017>

  • Article 28 (Persons Obligated to Report Child Abuse)
  • ① Pursuant to Article 26 ② of the Child Welfare Act, the Mayor may notify child care teachers, such as the head of a daycare center, that he/she is obligated to report child abuse.
  • ② The Mayor may conduct education related to the duty to report child abuse, to persons engaged in childcare, such as the head of a daycare center.
    [This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2017]
  • Article 29 (Request for counseling and protection)
  • ① The Mayor shall endeavor to cooperate with relevant institutions, organizations, etc. and respond in consideration of the characteristics of human rights violations of infants, where there is a request for protection of guardians who have been violated, such as unfair treatment or abuse.
  • ② The Mayor shall establish a system to respond to abuse of infants in daycare centers through cooperation with specialized child protection institutions, related institutions, organizations, etc.
    [This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2017]
  • Article 30 (Education for Persons engaged in Child care)
  • The Mayor shall provide education for the cultivation of emotions, etc. to persons engaged in child care of daycare centers. [This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2017]
  • Article 31 (Placement of Substitute Teachers and Assistant Teachers)
  • The Mayor shall endeavor to place an appropriate number of substitute teachers and assistant teachers to improve the quality of child care for infants and children. [This Article Newly Inserted on Jul. 12, 2017]
  • Addendum <Dec. 29, 2021>
  • This Act shall enter into force on the date of its promulgation.