China student aid development report 2017

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5. All polices implemented effectively

5.1 Financial aid to preschool children

In 2017, more than 8.89 million children in kindergartens received financial support from governments at all levels, individual kindergartens and social funds. More than 8.36 million children were supported by government funding.

About 455,000 children were supported by kindergartens and 78,800 by social funds. The sum of all subsidies reached 9.32 billion yuan. About 8.9 billion yuan came from government funding, 387 million yuan came from kindergartens, and more than 31.68 million yuan came from social funds.

5.1.1 Aid from the government

In 2017, governments at all levels helped more than 8.36 million children or 19.13 percent of all children in kindergartens nationwide with financial subsidies.

In western regions of China, about 5.58 million children received financial aid, accounting for 41.8 percent of all enrolled children. In central regions, more than 1.29 million children, roughly 7.94 percent, received financial aid. In eastern regions, more than 1.49 million children received financial aid, 10.59 percent of all enrolled children. Governments at all levels provided financial aid of 8.9 billion yuan.

About 1.51 billion yuan came from the central government to support kindergartens nationwide, accounting for 16.96 percent of the total; more than 4.18 billion yuan, or 46.98 percent, came from provincial-level governments; 664 million yuan, or 7.46 percent, from city-level governments; and over 2.54 billion yuan, or 28.6 percent, from county-level governments.

By region, about 5.65 billion yuan, or 63.44 percent, was spent in western regions; more than 1.11 billion yuan, or 12.49 percent, in central regions; and about 2.14 billion yuan, or 24.07 percent, in eastern regions.

5.1.2 Aid from kindergartens

In 2017, a total of 455,000 children in kindergartens received financial support from kindergarten revenues. Of these children, nearly 230,000 were from western regions; 184,000 from central regions; and 41,700 from eastern regions.

Altogether, 387 million yuan was spent on the children. By region, 108 million yuan was spent in western regions, 248 million yuan in central regions, and 31 million yuan in eastern regions.

5.1.3 Aid from social funds

In 2017, some 78,800 children received aid from social funds. About 44,100 of these children were from western regions, 26,600 from central regions, and 8,100 from eastern regions.

Altogether, nearly 32 million yuan came from social funds, among which about 9.87 million yuan was spent in western regions, 18.66 million yuan in central regions, and 3.14 million yuan in eastern regions.

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