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Child care that is provided in a private home.
Family child care home
Before school or after school care for children ages 5-13.
School-age child care programs
Full-day child care facilities that focus on basic nutritional, social, emotional, intellectual, and physical needs. These are not housed in a private home.
Child care centers
Formed and run by parents who wish to take part in their children's preschool experience.
Parent cooperatives
Programs located on postsecondary or college campuses, provides training for future teachers, and serves as a study group for research.
Laboratory schools
(1965) Provides economically-disadvantaged children with skills needed to start school. Health, nutrition, social skills and parent involvement are part of the program. Children are provided with a comprehensive health plan.
Head Start
Change or growth in a human being. It is usually measured in terms of physical, intellectual, social, and emotional growth.
Development
Term used to refer to a child from birth through the first year of life.
Infant
Term referring to children ages three to six years.
Preschooler
Physical body changes in a growing individual, such as changes in bone thickness, size, weight, vision, and coordination.
Physical development
Improvement of the skills involving arms, legs, and whole body movements. Examples include running, jumping, throwing, and climbing. Use of large muscles.
Gross-motor development
The ability to coordinate the small muscles in the arms, fingers, and wrists to complete tasks such as grasping, holding, cutting, drawing, and writing. Use of small muscles.
Fine-motor development
Growth in the mental processes used to gain knowledge, such as thought, reasoning, and imagination.
Multiple intelligences
T or F. Studies confirm the long-term benefits of early childhood programs.
True
T or F. Children's learning is most rapid during the first five years of life.
True
Most centers provide care 24 hours daily.
False
