Meaning of the Logo

  • To improve the quality of early childhood educational childcare through effective project implementation involving the education nd childcare
  • To contribute to enhance the satisfaction of clients like young children, their parents, and early childhood educators through the provision of systematic supports for the formulation of Korean childcare policy

History

HISTORY

2024

  • Yong-nam Cho was inaugurated as the 6th director (Dec., 2024)

2024

  • Transferred to the Ministry of Education following the revision of the Government Organization Act (Jun., 2024)

2023

  • Designated as a quasi-governmental organization (Jan., 2023)

2022

  • Designated as the Central Infant Care Support Center
    (The public institution, the Korea Childcare Promotion Institute, was designated as the Central Infant Care Support Center under Article 7 of the Infant and Child Care Act) (Jun., 2022)

2021

  • Sung-woong Na was inaugurated as the 5rh director (Nov. , 2021)

2019

  • Implementation of the “Mandatory Evaluation System” for daycare centers
    Launch of the Korea Childcare Promotion Institute as a statutory institution (Jun. , 2019)

2019

  • Designated as a quasi-governmental agency (delegated executive type) (Jan. , 2019)

2018

  • Announcement of amendments to the Infant and Child Care Act
    (Transition to the “Mandatory Evaluation System” for daycare centers and establishment of the statutory institution, the Korea Childcare Promotion Institute) (Dec. , 2018)

2018

  • Hee-jung Yoo was inaugurated as the third director (Oct. , 2018)

2016

  • Mun-hee Seo was inaugurated as the third director (Apr. 27, 2016)

2015

  • Certified as an excellent family-friendly institution (Dec. 22, 2015)

2014

  • Overall management of the completion of Nuri National Curriculum courses and training for the head teachers of 3 to 5-yr-old children (Jan. 7, 2014)

2013

  • Implementation of a pilot program for part-time childcare services (Feb. 8, 2013)

2012

  • Jae-in Lee was inaugurated as the second director (Dec. 31, 2012)
  • Designated as a public institution under the umbrella of the Ministry of Health and Welfare (Jan. 31, 2012)
  • Consigned to provide supports to Dream Start Project (Jan. 1, 2012)

2011

  • Consigned to provide the follow-up management of the service quality in public childcare centers (Jul. 6, 2011)

2010

  • Established a consignment agreement to manage the Central Support Center for Childcar
  • Held the opening ceremony of Korea Childcare Promotion Institute (Feb. 5, 2010)

2009

  • Suk-ja Park was inaugurated as the first director (Dec. 31, 2009)
  • Approved to be established as a corporation (Dec. 22, 2009)