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Child Care Arrangements

Resources are provided on all the settings and auspices where child care takes place, including center-based and home, public and private, for-profit and non-profit, secular and non-secular, and regulated and unregulated settings. Resources also include full-time and part-time programs, the hours that care is used, and the combination of settings or types of care.

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Center-Based

Child care programs in which there are multiple ages and/or classrooms, including licensed and license-exempt centers, Head Start programs, public preschool or pre-K programs, school age programs, infant and toddler programs, and programs that serve children with special needs.

Faith-Based

Information on full- and/or part-time child care, including center-based, family child care, play groups, and cooperative nurseries, in which a particular faith's beliefs, values, and practices are incorporated into the programs' philosophy, curriculum, and/or practice.

Family Child Care

Child care programs that are in the home of the child care provider and are typically regulated. Small family homes are restricted in the number and ages of children served. Large or group family homes care for more children and have increased requirements.

Family, Friend, & Neighbor

Child care programs that are in the home of the provider or child, and are typically informal or unregulated. There is often a close relationship or connection between the provider and the child/family and usually a limited number of children.

General/Other
 
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