| A | B |
|---|
| Child care that is provided in a private home | Family child care |
| Type of child care that focuses primarily on meeting the child's physical needs | Custodial care |
| Full-day child care facilities that focus on the child's basic nutritional, social, emotional, intellectual, and physical needs | child care centers |
| Schools provide children freedom within limits by a rather structured approach, and a fixed method in which materials are presented | montessori approach |
| Program developed by the federal government to stregnthen the academic skills of children from low-income homes, and designed mainly for four- and five-year-olds | head start |
| Programs often sponsored by schools, houses of worship, or child care centers that provide care for children before and/or | school-age child care programs |
| Programs assigning caregivers to children in self-care | checking-in services |
| Child care programs that are formed and run by parents who wish to take part in their child's preschool experience | Parent cooperatives |
| Schools located on a post-secondary/college campus with a primary purpose of training future teachers and serving as a study group for research | Laboratory schools |
| Having a certification that states a set of standards has been met | accredited |
