Preschools should be cheap, rule says

Kindergartens affiliated with urban residential communities should be inexpensive and nonprofit, according to a notice issued by the State Council's General Office on Tuesday.

Existing community-affiliated kindergartens should all be handed over to local education authorities and turned into public or low-priced private ones, it said.

China has launched a campaign to address problems in kindergartens affiliated with urban residential communities. A task force will be set up with officials from the State Council, the Ministry of Education and several other ministry-level departments, the notice said.