China Education Online-Pocket College Entrance Examination data shows that pre-school education majors can take the civil service examination. According to the catalogue of undergraduate majors of the Ministry of Education, preschool education belongs to pedagogy, and candidates of this major can apply for positions with professional requirements of preschool education, preschool education and unlimited majors.

Civil servants generally refer to national civil servants. National civil servants refer to those who abide by policies and regulations, exercise state administrative functions and perform state official duties in government organs at all levels. According to the Civil Servant Law of People's Republic of China (PRC), China's national civil servants refer to the staff who perform public duties according to law and are included in the state administrative establishment, and their wages and benefits are borne by the state finance.