Three kindergarten modes coexist: Japanese kindergarten; Religious kindergartens; Ordinary kindergartens.

Japanese kindergarten: flourished in the late Qing Dynasty and the early Republic of China. This Japanese kindergarten is very much like a primary school, and it can also be called a primary school kindergarten.

Religious Kindergarten: A preschool education institution established in China by European and American countries. This kind of preschool education is run by the church, so it is also called church kindergarten. Religious kindergartens are rich in activities. Such as the kindergarten affiliated to Shanghai Chongde Girls' Middle School. This was started by American missionary Riemangu in 1920.

According to volume 1 of the second issue of Great Shanghai Education magazine, the work of this young elegant circle includes court meetings, academics, handicrafts, outdoor games, music, stories and so on. Religious kindergartens carry out foreign education, use foreign equipment, play with foreign toys, sing foreign songs and even eat foreign snacks.

Ordinary kindergarten: China people run it by themselves, without religious color, adopting the educational methods of Froebel and Montessori, and influenced by Europe and America after the May 4th Movement. The park is unique in paying attention to the characteristics of young children and exploring the reform of kindergarten curriculum content and methods. The kindergarten affiliated to Nanjing Normal University is an ordinary kindergarten.

Ren Xu school system (1922) and the establishment of kindergarten system in the school system: to meet the needs of social evolution; Carry forward the spirit of civilian education; Seek the development of personality; Pay attention to the national economic strength; Pay attention to life education; Make education easy to popularize; Leave more room for expansion and contraction in various places.