It is the China Preschool Education Research Association. China Institute of Early Childhood Education. Founded in June 1979 1 1, it is a national first-class association approved by the Ministry of Civil Affairs and a member of the World Preschool Organization (OMEP). The Research Association is a national, non-profit and mass academic organization. It is composed of institutions and individuals engaged in preschool education such as normal colleges, educational and scientific research institutions, preschool teachers' schools, preschool children's collective education institutions, educational administrative departments, newspapers and periodicals, publishing houses, etc.