| A | B |
|---|
| family child care | Child care that is provided in a private home |
| custodial care | Type of child care that focuses primarily on meeting the child's physical needs |
| child care centers | Full-day child care facilities that focus on basic nutritional, social, emotional, intellectual, and physical needs |
| Montessori approach | Schools provide children freedom within limits by a rather structured approach, and a fixed method in which materials are presented |
| Head Start | A program developed to strengthen the academic skills of children from low-income homes |
| school-age child care programs | Programs that provide care for children before and after school |
| checking-in services | Program assigning workers to call children in self-care to make sure there are no problems |
| parent cooperatives | Child care programs that are formed and run by parents who wish to take part in their children's preschool experience |
| laboratory schools | Schools located on a post-secondary campus with a primary purpose of training future teachers and serving as a study group for research |
| accredited | Having a certification that states a set of standards has been met |
