Yes, kindergarten is not compulsory. As long as a kindergarten is willing to accept you, you can go directly to school.
Yes, I am a kindergarten teacher, and there are many such situations in our kindergarten, but you'd better consult and register in advance, and don't wait until the kindergarten starts, because the middle class places in the kindergarten are likely to be full by then.
Registration conditions for kindergartens in Pudong New Area:
1. School-age children with the same household registration and real estate in this district: enter the park according to the address of children's permanent residence in this district. You must hold the household registration in the enrollment area and the corresponding residential real estate license before April 30, 20021year. The head of household must be one of parents, grandparents or grandparents, who all or jointly own property rights. If the child is the head of the household, the owner of the real estate license must be the child himself or his parents, and all or all of them have joint property rights. In principle, one household with one house number only arranges the same school to enter the park once every five years, except for the two children who meet the policy. When the number of school-age children entering the park exceeds the number of kindergarten enrollment plans, they will enter the park according to their household registration time, which exceeds the overall arrangement.
2. School-age children with separate household registration and household registration in this city: enter the park nearby according to the address of the real estate license. You must hold the household registration and residential real estate license in the enrollment area before April 30, 20021year. The owner of the real estate license must be the child's parents or themselves, and they all or jointly own the property right. After children with the same household registration and real estate in the same area are arranged, according to the enrollment situation of the kindergarten, they will be arranged nearby according to the address of the real estate license.