In the United States and anglophone Canada, as well as in parts of Australia, such as New South Wales, Tasmania and the Australian Capital Territory, kindergarten is the word often restricted in use to describe the first year of education in a primary or elementary school. (относится к ministry of education, школьное образование)
The terms preschool or less often, "Pre-K", (formerly, nursery school) are used to refer to a school for children who are not old enough to attend kindergarten.
play-based program designed for children aged three and four, разновидность чайлдкээ
Preschool (30 Months to School Age), being a program that provides care to preschool children who are at least
(i) 30 months old on entrance to the program, and
(ii) 36 months old by December 31 of the year of entrance
For the purpose of paragraph (a) of the definition of "care" in section 1 of the Act, the following programs are prescribed:
(a) Group Child Care (Under 36 Months), being a program that provides care to children who are younger than 36 months old;
(b) Group Child Care (30 Months to School Age), being a program that provides care to preschool children;
(c) Preschool (30 Months to School Age), being a program that provides care to preschool children who are at least
(i) 30 months old on entrance to the program, and
(ii) 36 months old by December 31 of the year of entrance;
(d) Group Child Care (School Age), being a program that provides, before or after school hours or during periods of school closure, care to children who attend school, including kindergarten;
(e) Family Child Care, being a program in which the licensee
(i) is a responsible adult, and
(ii) personally provides care, within the licensee's personal residence, to no more than 7 children;
(f) Occasional Child Care, being a program that provides, on an occasional or short-term basis, care
(i) to preschool children who are at least 18 months old, and
(ii) Repealed. [B.C. Reg. 202/2011, s. 2 (b).]
(g) Multi-Age Child Care, being a program that provides, within each group, care to children of various ages;
(h) In-Home Multi-Age Child Care, being a program in which the licensee personally provides care, within the licensee's personal residence, to no more than 8 children of various ages.
все они care, те, шо не ночные - дэй, райт?
. все ета дошкольные учреждения
? киндергатен - школа, 1й год
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