In 2008, 14.8271 million children were enrolled in kindergartens in China, up 3.4% yr-on-yr. By age, the children who accept early childhood education are mainly aged at 3 to 5, accounting for 57% of children enrolled in kindergartens; the number of over 5-year-old children accounts for 35%; and the number of under 3-year-old children takes 8%.

Number of Children Enrolled in Kindergartens, 2006-2008
 
Source: Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China

In terms of sponsors, kindergartens are organized by education sectors, collective sectors, individuals and others. Private kindergartens take a dominating position in China. Because China advocates private education investment and it is easy to invest in kindergartens, so the proportion of private kindergartens rose to 62.2% in 2008 from 55.3% in 2005. It is expected that the proportion of private kindergartens will continue to rise in the future.

Number and Proportion of Private Kindergartens, 2005-2008
 
Source: Ministry of Education of the People’s Republic of China

This report focuses upon the status quo of China's pre-school education, related industrial policies and regional development, and analyzes all early childhood education institutions, in a bid to explore the market potential of China pre-school education industry and grasp the future development trends of the industry.

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