Compulsory education and non-compulsory education
Kindergarten education is non-compulsory and primary education is compulsory. Compulsory education has the characteristics of "compulsory" and "universal". In other words, you can choose not to send your children to kindergarten, but you have to go to primary school.
Teaching orientation or cultivation orientation?
In addition to enlightenment education, kindergarten education also includes children's life care and upbringing, and assumes some family responsibilities. Primary education is mainly to educate children with purposeful and planned all-round and sustainable development of morality, intelligence and physique, with clear teaching objectives and requirements.
How deep and how big is the curriculum?
Kindergarten courses are mainly in five fields: health, language, society, science and art, while primary school courses are relatively more: moral and life, Chinese, mathematics, physical education, art (or music and art) and other courses are offered in the lower grades of primary school; In the middle and senior grades of primary schools, courses such as morality and society, Chinese, mathematics, science, foreign languages, comprehensive practical activities, physical education and fine arts (or music and fine arts) are offered.
Different learning experiences
Kindergarten education focuses on games, focusing on letting children learn in games and experience in activities, while primary education focuses on classroom teaching, with different learning experiences.