Working with Young Children Chapter 2

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

• Family Child Care

• Head Start

• Child Care Centers

• Laboratory Schools

Emphasis is on self-education.

• Kindergartens

• Quality Rating Systems (QRS)

• Laboratory Schools

• Montessori Schools

The only national accreditation system is provided by NAEYC.

• Family Child Care

• Accreditation

• Montessori Schools

• School-age Programs

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

• Child Care License

• Family Child Care

• Child Care Centers

• Parent Cooperatives

These are important tools to assess, improve, and communicate the level of quality.

• Quality Rating System

• Parent Cooperatives

• Head Start

• Accreditation

These programs are usually provided before and after school.

• Head Start

• School Aged Programs

• Accreditation

• Parent Cooperatives

These programs are formed and directed by parents.

• Laboratory Schools

• Quality Rating System

• Kindergartens

• Parent Cooperatives

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

• Head Start

• Laboratory Schools

• Kindergarten

• School-age Programs

These programs are located on postsecondary or college campuses.

• Kindergarten

• Family Child Care

• Accreditation

• Laboratory Schools

Certifies that an early childhood program has met a set of professional standards.

• Parent Cooperatives

• Accreditation

• Head Start

• School-Age Programs