This chapter explores the scale and reasons behind the decline in the number of kindergartens in China, considering whether it is a unique issue in China or observed in other countries.
Kindergartens provide preschool children with the opportunity to socialize, receive education, and ease their ways into compulsory primary education. While parents and children's demand for kindergarten services continues to grow and upgrade, the distribution of such demand is constantly shifting. Recently, some places in China have started cutting the number of kindergartens or consolidating them. What is the likely consequence of such moves? On the show: Laiming, Niu Honglin & Brandon Yates