国办发文：2025年秋季起，免除公办幼儿园学前一年保教费

Core Viewpoint - The State Council has issued an opinion to gradually implement free preschool education, aiming for universal, inclusive, safe, and high-quality development in preschool education starting from the fall semester of 2025 [3] Group 1: Policy Implementation - From the fall semester of 2025, public kindergartens will waive the childcare education fees for children in their final year of preschool [3] - The fee waiver will be based on the childcare education fee standards approved by local governments and relevant departments, excluding meal, accommodation, and miscellaneous fees [3] - For children attending private kindergartens, the fee reduction will be aligned with the waiver levels of similar public kindergartens in the area, with private kindergartens allowed to charge the excess amount [3] Group 2: Financial Support - To compensate for the revenue loss due to the fee waiver, financial departments will provide subsidies to kindergartens based on the number of children benefiting from the waiver and the average actual fee levels in the area [3]