This Day, That Year

Editor's Note: This year marks the 40th anniversary of China's reform and opening-up policy.

Preschool education in China has made dramatic progress in the past four decades.

Between 2011 and 2016, the number of kindergartens increased from 150,000 to 223,700, according to the Ministry of Education. About 75 percent of toddlers, 43 million in 2016, attend a formal preschool across the country.