CONTENTSEducation and care services
- run all-day sessions or flexible hour programmes for children from birth to school age
- some services cater for specific age ranges, for example, children under 2 years old
- may be privately owned, or owned and operated by a community group
- some have a particular language and cultural base.
Kindergartens
- accept children between 2 and 5 years old and can have set morning and afternoon sessions for different age groups
- some offer all-day or flexible sessions for a wider age range of children
- non-profit, community-based services managed by a Kindergarten Association.
Home-based education and care services
- involve an educator providing education and care for groups of up to 4 under school age children at a time in a home setting
- each educator must belong to a licensed home-based care network and is supported by a coordinator who is a registered ECE teacher.
For definitions of educator and coordinator, see the glossary at the end of this publication.
