Gyeonggi Office of Education Assigns 'Rotating Nutrition Teachers' to 207 Small Private Kindergartens

The Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education is stepping up to support meal management at small-scale private kindergartens.

On the 20th, the Office announced that it will deploy traveling nutrition teachers to six education support offices in Goyang, Bucheon, Seongnam, Anyang-Gwacheon, Yongin, and Uijeongbu to assist with meal management at 207 small-scale private kindergartens.

Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education is supporting 207 small-scale private kindergartens by assigning rotating nutrition teachers. Photo by Gyeonggi Provincial Office of Education

The nutrition teachers assigned to the education support offices will assist with menu planning, nutrition management, hygiene and safety management, dietary guidance, and nutrition counseling for small-scale private kindergartens with 50 to 99 children, in accordance with the Enforcement Decree of the School Meals Act.

In addition, the Office of Education collaborates monthly through traveling nutrition teacher meetings to jointly produce nutrition education materials and strives to provide nutrition and dietary education tailored to the characteristics of each kindergarten to help young children improve their eating habits and promote health.

Meanwhile, according to a recent study titled “Survey on Meal Management Support for Small-Scale Private Kindergartens without Assigned Nutrition Teachers” published by the Gyeonggi Institute of Education, a survey on additional support needed beyond the current meal management support showed that “nutrition education for young children” was the highest at 48.1%.