China to increase public spending on preschool education

Chinese Minister of Education Chen Baosheng on Tuesday promised to increase public spending and support for preschool education. The ministry will set a standard for public spending on state-run kindergartens and subsidies for private kindergartens for each child. And measures will be adopted to guarantee salaries and benefit for preschool teachers and to increase their professional qualifications. File photo taken on June 3, 2017 shows that a little girl wipes with a towel after washing her hands at a kindergarten in Xinbao Village of Huachi County, northwest China's Gansu Province. To improve the hygiene education in remote areas, a hand washing promotion project was carried out among children. (Xinhua/Chen Bin)