幼儿园收费与政府职能——关于学前教育收费问题的思考

Kindergarten Fees and Governmental Function——On Overcharges of Preschool Education

幼儿园收费是我国学前教育今后一段时间的发展趋势。学前教育收费问题的实质是学前教育成本分担,即政府、社会、家庭等利益主体合理分担学前教育成本。幼儿园乱收费问题是一个系统问题,它并非源于学前教育系统内部,而是社会结构失衡在学前教育领域的体现。解决学前教育乱收费问题不能仅靠政策的出台,更需从以下三方面明确政府责任:加大政府经费投入,资源合理配置;加强学前立法保障,规范收费标准;加强市场监管力度,政府主导学前教育。

Charged kindergarten is a trend in China＇s preschool education development. Its es- sence lies in cost sharing of preschool education, namely, in what percentage should the government, society and family bear respectively. The fact of unregulated fees in some kindergartens is a systematic problem which reflects the imbalance of social structure but not deriving from preschool education it- self. To solve this problem, we cannot only count on government to introduce new policies but need to define government responsibilities from three aspects.to increase government funding greatly and allo- cate education resources reasonably; to strengthen the preschool legislation, formulate a scientific and reasonable charging standard; to strengthen market supervision and promote government leading.