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strong and educated labor force provided by a highly efficient and balanced education system. They chose to add on three-year free early childhood education, and made all kinds of effort to give the local children an equal education opportunity. Shortly afterward, the 12-year free education system was
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are neither ‘all kids free’ nor ‘all fees free’, and only those registered kindergarteners in Changzi can receive ece for free. Discussion The present study has found that the free early childhood education policies in three of the pioneering counties were neither ‘all kids free’ nor ‘all
, Leung. “A case study of the 15-year free education policy in Macau.” (In Chinese.) Early Childhood Education 11 ( 2013 ): 3-6. Hui, Li, and Dan, Wang. “A multiple study of free early childhood education policies in China.” (In Chinese.) Early Childhood Education 7 ( 2013 ): 1-5. 3 Information
-2020)].” People’s Republic of China: State Council, 2010. 3 People Education. “Experts’ view: Tendency to include early childhood education into compulsory education system and proposal to administer free early childhood education” (in Chinese) . April 10, 2009, accessed October 31, 2013. 4 Xin Bai, 白昕 and
the National People’s Congress and the Chinese People’s Political Consultative Conference, national committee member Cai Yaojun appealed for the country to implement free early childhood education as soon as possible. He emphasized that fi nancial investment in early childhood education is only
education for many years, the 15-year free education is actually appealing for 3-year free early childhood education. For instance, Macau and some provinces in Mainland China have already implemented this policy and have made ece free to the target group in addition to the 12-year free education. Hong
- nerable groups.” Expanding public services by the government and placing priority on providing migrant children with low-cost or free early childhood education for one year should be on the government’s agenda.
provision of free early childhood education will also need somehow to find a legal basis. Moreover, for the coming decade or more, the rapid urbanisation of African regions and its potential implications for children’s rights warrant more deliberate attention. For example, with reports that since 2014 there