On January 2021, 1, Kio University (Fuyuki Gakuen) and Koryo-cho, Kitakatsuragi-gun, Nara Prefecture signed an agreement on the establishment and operation of the "Public-Private Cooperation Childcare Centers for Early Childhood Education and Care". Aiming to open the Koryo Children's Garden attached to Kio University in 14.
This agreement stipulates the basic matters and roles of the Centers for Early Childhood Education and Care, which is a public-private partnership. Aiming to open an attractive Centers for Early Childhood Education and Care that is open to the community in cooperation with.This is the first public-private partnership type certified child institution run by a university in Nara prefecture. According to the 2019 survey, it will be the first time including the Keihanshin area (from the school basic survey, the second year of Reiwa has not been announced).
In Koryo Town, although the number of children is increasing due to the influx of child-rearing generations, the number of kindergartens is less than the capacity, so we are proceeding with the establishment of a certified child institution that can be used regardless of the working conditions of parents.This time, we will establish an attractive certified children's institution in the space of the aging Koryo Nishi Kindergarten and Koryo Nishi Daini Kindergarten with the help of the private sector, and after strict examination, we signed an agreement with Kio University. It was decided to do.
Since its opening in 2003, Kio University has participated in community development in collaboration with the local Koryo Town, mainly in the fields of health science and education. It will be a great learning place for students who want to contribute to early childhood education as well as contribute to the community.In the future, we will continue to create a unique garden that embodies the founding spirit of "extending virtue," "polishing knowledge," and "creating beauty," while taking advantage of the location close to the campus.