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Private Kindergartens Hit Hard by COVID-19
Published on: 2020-04-30
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kids 01Many private kindergartens in China, having closed for months amid the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, are facing huge financial pressure and even the risk of bankruptcy.
 

While most secondary schools have reopened for ninth and twelfth graders since Monday following the education authority's suggestion, numerous kindergartens across the country are anxiously waiting for a reopening permit after having suffered zero income for nearly four months.
 

Baiyun District in Guangzhou responded to this call by allocating 40 million yuan in assistance funds by mid-April, the local education authority said.

kids 02"We have provided this fund for the low-cost private kindergartens across this district without requiring them to apply for it in advance," an official with the Baiyun District Education Bureau surnamed Zhuo said.
 

In Guangzhou, low-cost private kindergartens refer to those charging kids no more than 1,250 yuan in tuition fees per month (meal and accommodation fees excluded), which are less profitable and suffer greater financial pressure amid the closure, Zhuo explained.

An official sprays disinfectant in a kindergarten to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirusAn official sprays disinfectant in a kindergarten to prevent the spread of the novel coronavirus

The fund can help kindergarten owners cover part of their costs on employees and facilities, including virus-control items, Zhuo said.
 

Like Guangzhou, governments in some other developed areas including Beijing and Shanghai have also made policies for private kindergartens, such as offering them subsidies, or reducing or exempting their rents.
 

民办幼儿园快撑不住了

随着疫情好转,3月起部分地区初高三年级先行开学,接下来是中小学其他年级、高校,但大部分地区幼儿园迟迟“按兵不动”。
 

一日不开学,民办幼儿园的举办者就一日焦灼。园所已停课、营收为零,但民办幼儿园仍要支付房租、教师薪资,这对现金流是巨大的考验。更不乐观的情况是,民办幼儿园核心资产——教师也大量流失,不少幼师离职、转行。
 

民办幼儿园开展自救,寻投资、求贷款、线上销课,但效果并不理想;政策也注意到这个群体的困境。有多个地区已出台政策,向民办幼儿园提供补贴、税费减免等方面的扶持。4月16日,教育部也发声,督促各地出台扶持政策。然而政策的落实仍需时日。

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