China launches groundbreaking nationwide childcare subsidy program

China has rolled out its first nationwide cash subsidy program for families with children under three since the founding of the People's Republic, with an initial central budget of 90 billion yuan (US$12.6 billion) this year to ease parenting costs and promote childbirth.

July 31, 2025

China to allocate 90 billion yuan for nationwide childcare subsidies

​China's central budget will allocate 90 billion yuan (about 12.6 billion U.S. dollars) this year to support the issuance of childcare subsidies, the Ministry of Finance said Wednesday.

July 31, 2025

Official: Childcare subsidy to benefit tens of millions of Chinese families

​China's childcare subsidy, set at a standard of 3,600 yuan (about 503 U.S. dollars) per year for each child under the age of three, will directly increase family incomes and benefit tens of millions of households each year, said an official from the National Health Commission (NHC).

July 31, 2025

Childcare subsidy applications to start in late August

​Childcare subsidy applications will be gradually rolled out across China in late August, with full access expected by Aug. 31, said Wang Haidong, an official with the National Health Commission (NHC), at a press conference on Wednesday.

July 30, 2025