新华社权威快报 | 国办印发《关于逐步推行免费学前教育的意见》

Group 1 - The core viewpoint of the document is the implementation of free preschool education in China, starting from the autumn semester of 2025, which aims to promote universal and quality development of preschool education [2][3] - Public kindergartens will exempt the childcare education fees for children in their last year of preschool, based on the fee standards approved by local governments [2][3] - For children attending private kindergartens, the fee reduction will be aligned with the exemption levels of similar public kindergartens, while private kindergartens can still charge families for any fees exceeding the exemption level [3] Group 2 - The government will provide financial support to kindergartens that experience a decrease in income due to the exemption of childcare education fees, considering factors such as the number of children affected and the average actual fee levels in the area [3]