Impact Analysis of Chinese Government Leadership in the Construction of a Public Service System of Preschool Education

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ID9729305
AutoresLiying Rong (0000-0002-4019-4167, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China), Feng Deng (0000-0002-8277-4848, Beijing Institute of Technology, autor de correspondencia), Zhen Zhong (0000-0002-5698-3582, Capital Normal University, Beijing, China), Ken Spours (Capital Normal University, Beijing, China)
Año2024
Volumen56
Número7
Páginas881-905
Fecha de publicación2024-09-01
Peer ReviewedSí
Open AccessSí
TipoARTICLE
RevistaEducation and Urban Society (JOURNAL)
Identificadores de la revistaISSN: 0013-1245 • E-ISSN: 1552-3535
EditorialSAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US)
DOI10.1177/00131245241226671
OpenAlexW4391569307
IdiomaEN
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Investment in preschool education is increasingly seen as a policy priority in middle and high-income countries due to the early benefits it provides children in their educational journeys. This article discusses the impact of recent increased investment in preschool education in China which has served as a correction to relative historical neglect. In this study a parental satisfaction survey evaluated the cost-sharing, equity of enrollment and quality of preschool education in a local urban governmental-led and multi-participant public service system of preschool education. In the context of the continued challenges of bridging gaps between policy and practice, results show that Government investment is beginning to have positive effects in terms of cost-sharing of preschool education with benefits to family incomes and significantly increasing the quality of preschool education. Parents of children in public provincial kindergartens provided higher satisfaction ratings for students’ development than parents of those in private provincial kindergartens. The article concludes by discussing the differing, but related roles of the Government and private providers in Chinese preschool education including the development of what is termed a “High-Quality Collaborative Education Ecosystem.”

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