Baotou public kindergartens are mainly concentrated in Donghe District, Kunming District and Qingshan District. Among them, there are five public kindergartens in Donghe District, namely Baolv Kindergarten, Railway No.1 Kindergarten, Railway No.2 Kindergarten, Baotou No.1 Kindergarten and Baotou No.3 Kindergarten. There are also two public private kindergartens (jointly run by public kindergartens and private capital, and also public parks), namely Longcang New City Kindergarten and Hongyuan Xindu Kindergarten.

Public schools are funded by the government. Generally speaking, the number and scale of public schools far exceed those of private schools, and the study expenses are relatively low and the teaching facilities are relatively perfect. Moreover, public schools in some countries provide tuition-free education, such as Germany, Sweden, Italy, France and other countries. However, the entry threshold of public universities is high and the application competition is fierce. Only those applicants with excellent academic performance can get low-cost and high-quality education opportunities.