The Central City Government requires the quasi-public floor price to be NT$16,000 per month. Protesters from the industry have found it difficult to survive and have led to withdrawal from the group.

The central government has promoted the policy of "national child care for children aged 0 to 6 years old". The monthly childcare subsidy in Taichung City has been increased to NT$1,400. Parents can receive NT$14,400 per month with the central Ministry of Health and Welfare subsidy. More than 30 businesses in Taichung protested against the city government's local internal regulations, which mandated those who wish to join the quasi-public system. Monthly childcare fees should not exceed NT$16,000. They protested that they would close down if they could not pay for water, electricity, and childcare teachers.

The Taichung City Social Affairs Bureau emphasized that private care providers will be charged 16,000 yuan for the first year of joining quasi-public care, and can apply for a fee increase of up to 5% each year thereafter. The current average monthly fee for quasi-public care in the city is 18,771 yuan, and more than 90% of quasi-public care providers charge higher than the starting price. In the past eight years, the number of quasi-public care providers has increased from 99 to 170, a growth of 70%.

Shi Wenren, founding chairman of the Taichung City Infant and Child Welfare Federation, and Liao Yinduo, chairman of the Taichung City Infant and Child Welfare Federation, and others jointly protested in Beitun District today. Business owners held up signs reading "Abolish Unreasonable Floor Prices" and demanded that the Central City Government give parents the right to choose.

Jiang Shurong, president of the Children's Education and Care Federation of the Republic of China, said that the "floor price" in Taichung City is local autonomy. It feels like parents have less tuition, but in fact it makes child care institutions unable to support it. Personnel costs, rent, water and electricity, meals, safety equipment and administrative costs continue to increase. It is so serious that 30 companies do not join quasi-public care. This cannot happen in other counties and cities.

Currently, the monthly fee limit for quasi-public child care centers in Taichung is NT$22,061. However, new legal institutions that wish to join the quasi-public system must face a monthly price limit of NT$16,000. There is a difference of NT$6,061 between the two.

The Social Affairs Bureau emphasized that taking into account the price and salary increase of childcare workers year by year, the starting price will be raised from 14,000 yuan to 16,000 yuan (including meal fees) in 2023. If the quality of quasi-public childcare services is stable and good, you can apply for a 5% increase in fees every year starting from the second year. Currently, there are 170 quasi-public childcare providers in the city, with an average monthly fee of 18,771 yuan. More than 90% of quasi-public childcare services charge higher than the starting price.