Toddler & Preschooler
 Infant is a term which is used to refer to a baby who is 0 to 12 months old . Toddlers are children of one to three years of age. Both these phases of growing up are marked by different cognitive and physiological changes. |
 Infant formula is a food supplement for feeding to babies under one year of age. Toddler formulas have been designed for children between 1 and 3 years of age. |
 Infant is the term that is used for a very young offspring of a human. Generally infants include a child from 9 days old to less than 12 months. Child is used to refer to a young person before the onset of puberty or below the legal age of majority. Generally, it includes children below 12 years of age. |
 Daycare is the term coined for an institution that takes care of those children during daytime, whose parents/guardians are out on work. A Montessori is a kind of nursery school, founded on the principles of Italian educator and physician, Maria Montessori. |
 Daycare is an establishment where children are taken care of during work hours, in absence of their parents/guardians. Day home is essentially daycare, with the only difference being that day home is usually carried out at the provider’s residence. |
 A daycare means an institution where parents/guardians drop off their children to be looked after during work hours. Babysitting is the act of a child being watched over temporarily. Babysitting is actually a form of daycare. |
 Babysitting is a type of childcare where teenagers look after children, in exchange for some pocket-money. Childcare is the act of providing care to and supervising the child, in the absence of his parents/guardians. |
 Nursery and Pre-nursery are types of preschools. Pre-nursery is usually for the children up to three years of age. On the other hand, Nursery is generally for the children with four years of age. |
 A daycare or childcare refers to an institution that provides care and supervision to infants and young children in the absence of their legal parents. However, daycare can also be used in context to an elderly daycare center in which a supportive environment is provided to the elders who need care and support. |
 A day care refers to an institution that provides supervision to infants and young children in the absence of their legal parents. In today's context, kindergarten is generally used to denote the first year of schooling. It focuses on five year old children. |
 Generally, a babysitter is a person who takes care of the children on a temporary basis when the parents are not at home. A childminder also takes care of children during the absence of parents. However, they are qualified professionals. Unlike a babysitter, a childminder must pass the government approval process. |
 A crèche refers to a place where young children are cared for during the day in the absence of parents. It includes a wide age range of children from young babies upwards. Playgroup is an informal nursery group that is usually meant for the children between the ages of three and five. It is a type of preschool that focuses on play-based education. However, most of the times, these terms are used interchangeably to denote a center for childcare. |
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