在美国,联邦雇员子女的学龄前教育受到高度重视。根据法律授权,联邦总务署在全美建立了110多家联邦“机关幼儿园”——幼托中心,收托幼儿8000余名。联邦政府大举兴办幼托中心,主要基于四方面原因:其一,国家着眼于未来人才的启蒙教育。其二,妇女就业率上升,幼儿看护由家庭责任转化为社会责任。其三,“婴儿潮”时期出生的联邦雇员大批退休,政府招募青年才俊需要与私营部门竞争,提供幼托服务是一个重要手段。其四,政府通过提供优质的后勤保障留住优秀人才,以减少在培训新雇员方面的财政支出,并保持较高的行政效率。总务署幼托中心主要为联邦雇员子女提供教育、看护、 In the United States, preschool education for children of federal employees is highly valued. Under statutory authority, the Federal General Administration established more than 110 federal “Kindergarden” kindergartens across the United States, receiving more than 8,000 children. The federal government to set up child care centers in large scale is mainly based on four reasons: First, the state focuses on the enlightenment education of future talents. Second, the employment rate of women has risen and child care has been transformed from family responsibilities to social responsibility. Thirdly, a large number of federal employees born during the “Baby Boomers” retire in large numbers. It is an important means for the government to recruit young talents to compete with the private sector and provide childcare services. Fourth, the government retains the best people by providing excellent logistic support to reduce the financial expenditure on training new employees and maintain high administrative efficiency. The General Services Department Child Care Center mainly provides education, nursing care,