(260427) -- SHENZHEN, April 27, 2026 (Xinhua) -- A teacher plays games with children at a nursery in Minkang Community of Longhua District in Shenzhen, south China's Guangdong Province, April 15, 2026. Shenzhen is building a "15-minute nursery circle" covering a child's first 1,000 days to ease the burden of families and encourage more births.
Supported by government, communities and professional services together, the city has been working on the transformation of public facilities to create accessible and affordable nursery options that are close to home. Currently, Shenzhen has set up 109,000 nursery slots with at least one public nursery facility or kindergarten offering nursery services in every subdistrict. (Xinhua/Liang Xu)
