Is it reasonable for kindergartens to charge tuition fees in advance?

Take Shenzhen as an example. Before the epidemic is effectively controlled, kindergartens in the city shall not start school without authorization and shall not accept children in any form. It is strictly forbidden to collect various fees in advance before the start of the spring semester, and the fees already collected shall be refunded.

Each district will seize the time to allocate the incentive and subsidy funds for this semester's inclusive private park (hereinafter referred to as "Pratt & Whitney Park"), appropriately adjust the proportion of use, and focus on ensuring the payment of salaries for faculty and staff. Pratt & Whitney Park, which does not enjoy the property rent reduction and exemption policies of the government and state-owned enterprises, can use subsidy funds to pay the garden rent during the epidemic period, and the total amount does not exceed 40% of the annual subsidy funds.

Extended data:

The relevant provisions on kindergarten tuition fees are as follows:

1. If a child withdraws from the kindergarten for some reason, the kindergarten shall refund the parents of the child a certain prepayment fee according to the actual education cost. The specific refund measures shall be formulated by the provincial education, price and finance departments.

2. Kindergartens shall not charge parents of young children separately in the name of special education such as experimental classes, special classes, interest classes, after-school training classes and parent-child classes, and shall not charge parents of young children with sponsorship fees, tuition donations, school establishment fees, education cost compensation fees and other fees linked to admission in any name.

Shenzhen Education-Notice of Shenzhen Education Bureau on Helping Private Kindergartens during Epidemic Prevention and Control