Ningbo popularizing generally benefiting preschool education

Category: On The Campus
Published: Monday, 06 January 2014 22:37

Ningbo has made a success in the solution of the hard problem of preschool education. Statistics show that by the end of 2013, over 50% of the children are receiving education in the public kindergartens and the generally benefitting private kindergartens. In 2015, the rate will be over 70%.

In addition to the development of public welfare kindergartens, the government released policies to promote the generally benefiting private kindergartens. For the efforts Ningbo has made in the promotion of preschool education, Ningbo Education Commission won the award for educational reform of the country.

In the past two years, Ningbo Municipal Party Committee and Ningbo Municipal Government not only give policy support to the preschool education but also ensure the financial support. Statistics show that from 2011 to 2013, the government financial input in the preschool education reaches 3 billion yuan.

While speeding up the development of public kindergartens, in 2012 the government released "Measures on the Management of Generally Benefitting Private Kindergartens". In the past two years, the state and local fund amounts to 330 million yuan, for the support of the generally benefitting private kindergartens.