Pre - k inder ", ▁it ▁addresses ▁children ▁from ▁ 4 ▁to ▁ 5 ▁years ▁old . ▁Second ▁level ▁of ▁transition : ▁Usually ▁called ▁" K inder ", ▁it ▁addresses ▁children ▁from ▁ 5 ▁to ▁ 6 ▁years ▁old . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁last ▁phase ▁of ▁this ▁type ▁of ▁education , ▁by ▁finishing ▁it , ▁children ▁go ▁to ▁" Prim ero ▁B ás ico " ▁( First ▁grade ▁of ▁primary ▁education ). ▁ ▁China ▁ ▁In ▁China , ▁pre - school ▁education , ▁before ▁the ▁child ▁enters ▁formal ▁school ing ▁at ▁ 6 ▁years ▁of ▁age , ▁is ▁generally ▁divided ▁into ▁a ▁" n ur ser y " ▁or ▁" pr esch ool " ▁stage ▁and ▁a ▁" k inder g arten " ▁( <0xE5> <0xB9> <0xBC> <0xE5> <0x84> <0xBF> <0xE5> <0x9B> <0xAD> ▁( y ò u ' é ry u án ) ▁stage . ▁These ▁can ▁be ▁two ▁separate ▁institutions , ▁or ▁a ▁single ▁combined ▁one ▁in ▁different ▁areas . ▁Where ▁there ▁are ▁two ▁separate ▁institutions , ▁it ▁is ▁common ▁for ▁the ▁kind erg arten ▁to ▁consist ▁of ▁the ▁two ▁upper ▁years , ▁and ▁the ▁pr esch ool ▁to ▁consist ▁of ▁one ▁lower ▁year . ▁Common ▁names ▁for ▁these ▁three ▁years ▁are : ▁ ▁Nur ser y ▁( or ▁" pr esch ool " ▁or ▁" play group ") ▁( 小 <0xE7> <0x8F> <0xAD> / xi ă o ▁b ā n ): ▁ 3 - ▁to ▁ 4 - year - old ▁children ▁ ▁Lower ▁Kinder g arten ▁( 中 <0xE7> <0x8F>