In today`s society, China has realized the vital function of early childhood education and its lasting effects on a child`s development throughout life. Many parents, especially parents in big cities, are willing to invest, no matter the cost, into their child`s education including early childhood education. This attitude coincides with the country`s current profound and speedy social changes. The central task of economic construction leads to tremendous achievements and the national strategy of vitalizing the country by developing science and education. Consequently, a gigantic project of pursuing educational modernization is gradually in the making. Meanwhile many problems remain in our education system, which certainly cannot meet the society`s demands for qualified personnel at present and in the future, and therefore, calling for a deep reform in all levels of education. As the starting point of a person`s educational life, early childhood education is now facing significant challenges as it leans towards modernization.