Drop-In Child Care is a child care arrangement that tends to take place on an as-needed schedule for a few hours at a time while the child’s parent takes part in a short-term activity. For example, on-site drop-in child care may be available at gyms, resort hotels, community centers, and other locations where the parent remains on the premises.
Regulated Child Care is child care that is required to meet standards set by a state or province’s regulatory system or, in some cases, another
Center-based child care housed in a school building (or operated by a school district) is known as School Based Child Care.
The phrase Unregulated Child Care refers to child care that is not actively regulated by the state, province, or community in which it takes place.
Sick Child Care refers to child care services provided to children who have a mild illness. Also referred to as Ill Child Care and Mildly Ill
On-Site Child Care is child care located where the child’s parent/guardian works or attends school. The child care facility may be located in the same
Part-Time Child Care refers to child care that is available for a limited number of days or hours in a given week. There does not seem to
Part-Year Child Care refers to child care programs that do not operate year round. For example, such a program may only operate during the school year
Center-Based Child Care is child care that takes place in a facility that is not a home. Center-based programs tend to be regulated and/or licensed
Family Child Care is child care that takes place in a provider’s home. Also known as In Home Child Care, this type of care is
Kith and Kin Child Care (sometimes referred to as Relative Child Care or Care By Relatives) refers to an informal child care arrangement in which
Military Child Care is child care for children of military personal that is supported by the Department of Defense. Such care can take place in