Plan aims to meet day care demand

Inadequate supply a factor in China's low fertility rate, says expert

Chinese kindergartens only accept children ages 3 and above, with younger ones sent to day care centers or left in the care of a nonworking parent, retired grandparent or part-time babysitter.

But when both parents have to work, hiring a nanny is expensive, and grandparents have other priorities, day care is the only option for many young parents, particularly those in urban areas.