Preschool Education Law

Preschool Education Law of the People’s Republic of China
中华人民共和国学前教育法

[Current Text: Chinese only]

(adopted Nov. 8, 2024, effective June 1, 2025)

• Status: Passed
• Legislative Body (Vote): NPCSC (N/A)
• Principal Drafter: Ministry of Education
• Submitter: State Council
• Legislative Plans
  • Five-year: 12^th NPCSC Category III; 13^th NPCSC Category I; 14^th NPCSC Category I
  • Annual: 2020 (backup), 2021 (backup), 2022, 2023, 2024
• Legislative History & Text
  • NPCSC deliberation – 3^rd (final) round: Nov. 4 – 8, 2024 (Current Text ⇧)
  • NPCSC deliberation – 2^nd round: June 25 – 28, 2024 (Chinese only) 💬
    Public consultation: June 28 – July 27, 2024
  • NPCSC deliberation – 1^st round: Aug. 28 – Sept. 1, 2023 (Chinese only) 💬
    Public consultation: Sept. 1 – 30, 2023
  • State Council public consultation: Sept. 7 – Oct. 7, 2020 (Chinese only)
• Legislative Records
  • Explanation (Aug. 28, 2023)
  • Report on Status of Revision (June 25, 2024)
  • Report on Results of Deliberation (Nov. 4, 2024)
  • Report on Suggestions for Revision (Nov. 7, 2024)
  • Presidential Order (Nov. 8, 2024)

NPC Observer Coverage

• NPCSC Session Watch: Administrative Reconsideration, Foreign-Related Litigation, Public Security Offenses & Education (Aug. 21, 2023)

Last updated: December 4, 2024, 10:27 EST