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| Early childhood | The period of life from birth to nine years of age. |
| Nanny | A child care worker who usually provides care in the child's home and may redcieve food and housing in addition to wages. |
| au pair | A person for a foreign country who live with the family and provides child care in exchange for room, board and transportation. |
| Licensing specialist | A person employed bya state to ensure that the state's child care rules and regulaqtions are followed. |
| entrepreneur | A person who starts his or her own business. |
| Child development Associate (CDA) Credential | A national credential that require postsecondary courses in child care education and a minimum number of hours of child care experience. To be eligable for this credential, a person must be eighteen years of age and have a high school diploma. |
| Ethics | A guiding set of moral princaples, either those held personally or those determined by a professional organization for it's members. |
| Traditional family | Married biological parents living with children in the same house. |
| NAEYC | One of the most respected organizations for people who work with young children. |
| Learning environment | Classroom |
