Since the reform and opening up, especially since the beginning of the new century, China's preschool education has made great progress and its popularity has gradually increased. But on the whole, preschool education is still a weak link in all levels of education, with a serious shortage of educational resources and unbalanced development between urban and rural areas. In some places, the problem of "difficulty in entering the park" is more prominent.

2. The teaching staff is growing.

Since 20 10, the number of preschool teachers in China has gradually increased, and the educational level has improved year by year. According to the statistics of the Ministry of Education, by the end of 20 18, the total number of kindergarten directors and full-time teachers in China was 2,873,500, an increase of 16 1400 compared with the end of 20 17. Among them, 7,852 kindergarten directors and full-time teachers graduated from graduate schools, and 686,300 graduated from undergraduate courses.

3. The enrollment rate is increasing.

In 20 10, the gross enrollment rate of preschool education in China was only 56.6%, far below the level of developed countries and behind the world average. Preschool education has become the "short board" of the whole education system in China.

With the increasing investment in preschool education in China, the gross enrollment rate of preschool education in China has been increasing from 20 10 to 20 18. By the end of 20 18, the enrollment rate of preschool education in China reached 8 1.70%, which was 2. 1 percentage point higher than that in 20 17.

4. The proportion of private kindergartens is increasing.

From 20 10 to 20 18, the proportion of private kindergartens in China has been higher than that of public kindergartens, which is closely related to the policy of encouraging social forces to set up kindergartens in China; In addition, in recent years, the proportion of private kindergartens in China has shown a slight downward trend. In 20 18, there were 165800 private kindergartens nationwide, accounting for 62. 17% of the total number of kindergartens.

5. Financial funds have increased substantially.

Funding guarantee is the most basic condition for the development of preschool education. In recent years, governments at all levels have attached great importance to the investment in preschool education. From 20 16 to 20 18, the total financial investment in preschool education in China increased year by year, and the proportion of financial funds used for preschool education increased year by year, gradually forming a multi-level financial investment mechanism for preschool education.

In 20 18, the total investment of education funds in China was 4613.5 billion yuan, an increase of 8.39% over 20 17. Among them, the total investment in preschool education in China was 367.2 billion yuan, an increase of 12.79% over 20 17 years, accounting for 7.96% of the total investment in education in China.