今秋约1200万大班儿童免交保育教育费 为家庭减负200亿元

Group 1 - The Chinese government is gradually implementing a free preschool education policy, starting from the fall semester of 2025, which will exempt public kindergartens from charging care and education fees for children in their last year of preschool [1][3] - Approximately 12 million children are expected to benefit from this policy in the upcoming fall semester [3] - The financial impact on kindergartens due to the exemption of care fees will be compensated by the government, with funding shared between central and local finances, where the central government will cover 80%, 60%, and 50% for western, central, and eastern regions respectively [5] Group 2 - The Ministry of Education has set a deadline for local authorities to complete preparations by the end of August, ensuring that children in large classes can enjoy the benefits of the policy at the start of the fall semester [7] - The Ministry of Finance has allocated sufficient funds for the central government's share of the care fee exemption subsidies, which will be distributed soon [8]