A recent article from The Guardian reports on China’s struggle with declining kindergarten enrollments, reflecting the country’s broader issue of a shrinking birth rate. Despite policy changes to encourage family growth, fewer children are enrolling in early childhood programs, signaling potential future impacts on education and workforce demographics. With kindergartens seeing reduced numbers, China’s leaders face new challenges in addressing population trends. Could policy shifts or cultural changes make a difference?

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https://www.theguardian.com/world/2024/oct/28/chinas-kindergarten-numbers-shrink-as-policymakers-struggle-to-arrest-falling-birthrate