Beijing education authorities have decided to carry out a complete overhaul of kindergartens in the city after reports alleged some children were abused in a private kindergarten, local newspaper The Beijing News reported on Tuesday.

The municipal education commission issued a notice on Monday requiring kindergarten operators to obey relevant laws and headmasters to play a more active role in school management.

The commission also decided to strengthen teacher certification and announced that an ethics education campaign will be launched for kindergarten teachers.

Meanwhile, kindergarten headmasters should provide necessary psychological counseling to teachers to ensure the smooth operation of schools, the notice said.

The notice came after a decision made by the municipal education commission on Sunday night that every kindergarten should be staffed with an educational inspector, and that a database should be established based on the inspections of kindergartens' facilities, safety, sanitation, faculty and management.

Last week, several parents reported to police that their children had needle marks on their bodies and were repeatedly fed unidentified white pills at school. All the children are around three years old and enrolled at the Xintiandi branch of RYB Education in the Chaoyang District of Beijing. RYB Education is a private preschool education company.

On Saturday, a teacher from the kindergarten was detained for alleged child abuse, while another woman was detained for spreading rumors about molestation. Police investigation is still underway.

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