accredited
Having a certification that states a set of standards has been met.
checking-in services
Program assigning workers to call children in self-care to make sure there are no problems.
child care centers
Full-day child care facilities that focus on basic nutritional, social, emotional, intellectual, and physical needs.
custodial care
Type of child care that focuses primarily on meeting the child's physical needs.
family child care home
Child care that is provided in a private home.
Head Start
A program developed by the federal government to strengthen the academic skills of children from low-income homes, and designed mainly for four- and five-year-olds.
laboratory schools
Schools located on a postsecondary or college campus with a primary purpose of training future teachers and serving as a study group for research.
Montessori approach
Schools provide children with freedom within limits by a rather structured approach, and a fixed method in which materials are presented.
parent cooperatives
Child care programs that are formed and run by parents who wish to take part in their children's preschool experience.
school-age child care programs
Programs often sponsored by schools, houses of worship, or child care centers that provide care for children before and/or after school.
universal pre-kindergarten
A state-sponsored program designed to introduce three- and four-year-old children to a literacy-rich environment.
UPK
Universal Pre-Kindergarten