Challenges and Strategies for Improving the Quality of Rural Early Childhood Reading Services under the Rural Revitalization Strategy

The implementation of China’s Rural Revitalization Strategy has created new opportunities for the development of rural preschool education and placed higher demands on the quality of early childhood reading services. As highlighted in the report of the 20th National Congress of the Communist Party of China, optimizing the allocation of regional educational resources and strengthening preschool education are national priorities. However, the current quality of rural early childhood reading services remains inadequate. Key challenges include a shortage of reading materials, limited public cultural spaces, underdeveloped home reading environments, and a lack of qualified and professional teaching staff. This paper analyzes the current situation and problems of rural reading services in the context of the Rural Revitalization Strategy, and proposes targeted strategies to promote inclusive, equitable, and balanced development in rural preschool education. These strategies include enhancing the availability of children’s books, increasing access to child-friendly reading facilities, improving parental engagement in early reading, and establishing volunteer teams dedicated to supporting rural early childhood reading services.