Child abuse committed by workers at nursery-related institutes has recently been rampant, the state-run child rights organization said.
According to the National Child Protection Agency, the number of such cases more than doubled from 260 in 2012 to 644 in 2013. It accounted for 9.5 percent of the 6,796 child abuse cases in 2013.
Public anger erupted this month when a worker at a day care center in Incheon was found to have beaten a 4-year-old girl for not finishing her food. A local court issued an arrest warrant for the cited worker.
