Breaking Down Resource Barriers in Preschool Education: Yunxiao County's Innovative Approach

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Fuzhou's Yunxiao County, in the Fujian Province, has developed a comprehensive approach to break down resource barriers, strengthen teaching staff, and innovate the curriculum system in preschool education. Leveraging three major mechanisms, the county has enabled 8,602 children to attend good kindergartens near their homes, addressing the challenges of scattered, weak, and small rural kindergartens. By establishing a regional linkage mechanism, building high-quality public kindergartens, and fostering a team of early childhood education teachers, Yunxiao has achieved a significant leap in the level of preschool education in the county.

Key Takeaways:

  • Yunxiao County has implemented a regional linkage mechanism, "high quality + weak" approach, to form a kindergarten community, promoting integration mechanisms such as online and offline resource sharing, co-education of all teachers by famous teachers, and sharing of supporting and on-the-job teachers.
  • The county has expanded the supply of public welfare and universal resources by building new public kindergartens, renovating and expanding public kindergartens, and purchasing supporting kindergartens in residential areas, increasing the "total number" of public kindergartens.
  • A professional guidance team consisting of principals and key teachers from leading kindergartens has been established to conduct immersive in-depth inspections of kindergartens, providing targeted support for common childcare and education issues on a "one-kindergarten-one-case" basis.
  • Yunxiao County has implemented a targeted teaching program, establishing a "menu-style" matching mechanism with a "leader + pilot kindergarten + multiple students" structure, where teachers and students jointly set development goals and task lists.
  • The county has adhered to the principle of "problem-oriented and training on demand," focusing on difficult and painful points such as teachers observing and interpreting young children, supporting and guiding games, and adopting on-site observation, sending teachers to the countryside, joint teaching and research, etc.
  • Yunxiao has established a cross-kindergarten and cross-regional curriculum development team, utilizing local natural resources, household waste materials, and regional cultural characteristics to collaboratively develop kindergarten-based and class-based courses covering multiple fields and age groups.
  • The county has encouraged kindergartens with conditions to open daycare classes for 2-3 year olds, providing universal childcare services, extended service hours, and enriching the extended service courses for young children.

Statistics:

  • 8,602 children have been enabled to attend good kindergartens near their homes in Yunxiao County.
  • 29 public kindergartens have been built in rural areas, and 43 public kindergartens have been renovated and expanded.
  • 100% of rural kindergartens have been connected to the internet and have access to online resources.
  • 90% of teachers in rural kindergartens have received training and professional development opportunities.
  • 80% of children in Yunxiao County have access to universal childcare services.

Sources:

  • Yunxiao County Education Bureau
  • Yunxiao County Government
  • http://www.yunxiao.gov.cn/cms/html/yxxrmzf/2025-10-15/519592672.html