China announces phased implementation of free preschool education

Children play with a sound-conducting toy made with paper cups at a kindergarten in Changxing county, Huzhou city, East China's Zhejiang province, March 3, 2025. - Photo: Xinhua

BEIJING: Starting from the autumn semester of 2025, China will waive the care and education fees for children in public kindergartens in the year prior to entering primary school, according to a guideline made public by the State Council on Tuesday (Aug 5).

The move aims to effectively lower education costs and improve the country's public education services, according to the document issued by the General Office of the State Council.