Ch. 2 Types of Programs

All children who attend are provided with a comprehensive health plan.

• child care centers

• Head Start

• kindergartens

• laboratory schools

Emphasis is on self-education.

• family child care

• parent cooperatives

• Head Start

• Montessori schools

The only national accreditation system is provided by NAEYC.

• child care license

• parent cooperatives

• family child care

• school-age programs

These offer full-day child care but are not housed in a private home.

• child care centers

• family child care

• parent cooperatives

• school-age programs

These programs are usually provided before and after school.

• child care centers

• school-age programs

• family child care

• Montessori schools

These programs are formed and directed by parents.

• kindergartens

• parent cooperatives

• family child care

• school-age programs

Many of these programs are now a part of the public school system.

• Montessori schools

• kindergartens

• child care centers

• Head Start

These programs are located on postsecondary or college campuses.

• child care centers

• Head Start

• Montessori schools

• laboratory schools

In a ______ , care is proveded in a private home with a small number of children.

• parent cooperative

• school-age program

• Head Start

• family child care

_____have become the most popular type of care and education.

• Head Start programs

• Kindergartens

• child care centers

• Parent cooperatives