Yoo Eun-hye, the deputy prime minister of education and education, warned that "private kindergartens led by private groups, such as collective closures and suspension of recruitment, are violations of the Fair Trade Act, and there will be serious sanctions through the Fair Trade Commission."

Yoo said in a statement from the Dangjeong Council held at the National Assembly Hall that "the unilateral recruitment of one kindergarten will be suspended and sudden closure will be taken through administrative guidance and administrative orders from the provincial office of education and administrative measures and police accusations I noticed.

"From today, the audit results released by the provincial office of education show that private kindergarten information that has been corrected is also disclosed."

Democratic Party leader Hong Young-pyo said in his remarks, "We must rationally improve the accounting management system of private kindergartens and supplement the deficiencies. We will strengthen the publicness and transparency of preschool operations."

Kim Tae-young, chairman of the Democratic Party's policy committee, said, "We will accelerate the expansion of national and public kindergartens."

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