Published: 11:25, August 7, 2025
China's phased free preschool education to benefit 12m people this autumn semester
By Xinhua
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 - China's phased free preschool education policy will cover all children in their final year of kindergartens nationwide, benefiting around 12 million people this autumn semester, a Ministry of Finance official said at a press briefing on Thursday.

The policy is expected to save household spending by about 20 billion yuan (about $2.8 billion) in this autumn semester alone, Vice-Minister of Finance Guo Tingting said.