Standard | Basic principle |
The first grade | The number of kindergartens over 8; Cities with strong brand influence. |
The second grade | The number of kindergartens over 5; Cities with good brand influence; first-tier cities. |
The third grade | Midwest Capital City; Developed prefecture-level cities along the east coast; Cities with Dadi Kindergartens; second-tier cities. |
The fourth grade | County-level towns in eastern coastal developed areas in Liaoning, Shandong, Jiangsu, Zhejiang, Fujian, Guangdong Province; Midwest prefecture-level cities (except cities with Dadi Kindergarten). |
The fifth grade | Top three first-class private kindergartens in county towns in the Midwest. |