On Nov. 10, Huang Weiru, deputy director of the social development department at
the China State Planner, said authorities will prioritize achieving
municipal-level full coverage of comprehensive childcare service centers,
develop integrated childcare and preschool services, and encourage employers to
provide workplace childcare. She said policymakers will also prioritize
renovation and equipment upgrades at older elderly-care institutions, push
nursing-care beds to account for 73% of care-home capacity, expand
medical–elderly-care integrated services and boost care capacity for disabled
and dementia patients.
