Child Care Services
Description
This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing care and early learning opportunities for infants and children. These establishments generally care for children from birth through school age and may also offer pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and/or before- or after-school educational programs. The care and early learning provided by these establishments may include opportunities for development in health, social and emotional learning, and family engagement. Illustrative Examples: Before-school and after-school educational programs, separate from schools Child care babysitting services Child or infant care centers Head Start and Early Head Start programs, separate from schools Nursery schools Preschool centers
Hierarchy
| Code | Title | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 62 | Health Care and Social Assistance 2-digit sector | The Sector as a Whole The Health Care and Social Assistance sector comprises establishments providing health care and social assistance for individuals. The sector includes both health care and social assistance because it is sometimes difficult to distinguish between the boundaries of these two activities. The industries in this sector are arranged on a continuum starting with establishments providing medical care exclusively, continuing with those providing health care and social assistance, and finally finishing with those providing only social assistance. Establishments in this sector deliver services by trained professionals. All industries in the sector share this commonality of process, namely, labor inputs of health practitioners or social workers with the requisite expertise. Many of the industries in the sector are defined based on the educational degree held by the practitioners included in the industry. Excluded from this sector are yoga and aerobics instruction in Subsector 611, Educational Services, physical fitness facilities in Subsector 713, Amusement, Gambling, and Recreation Industries, and personal fitness training services and non-medical diet and weight reducing centers in Subsector 812, Personal and Laundry Services. Although these can be viewed as health services, these services are not typically delivered by health practitioners. |
| 624 | Social Assistance 3-digit subsector | Industries in the Social Assistance subsector provide a wide variety of social assistance services directly to their clients. These services do not include residential or accommodation services, except on a short-stay basis. |
| 6244 | Child Care Services 4-digit industry group | Industries in the Social Assistance subsector provide a wide variety of social assistance services directly to their clients. These services do not include residential or accommodation services, except on a short-stay basis. |
| 62441 | Child Care Services 5-digit NAICS industry | See industry description for 624410. |
| 624410 | Child Care Services 6-digit U.S. detail | This industry comprises establishments primarily engaged in providing care and early learning opportunities for infants and children. These establishments generally care for children from birth through school age and may also offer pre-kindergarten, kindergarten, and/or before- or after-school educational programs. The care and early learning provided by these establishments may include opportunities for development in health, social and emotional learning, and family engagement. Illustrative Examples: Before-school and after-school educational programs, separate from schools Child care babysitting services Child or infant care centers Head Start and Early Head Start programs, separate from schools Nursery schools Preschool centers |
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Classification References
- 01Offering kindergarten educational programs--are classified in Industry 611110, Elementary and Secondary Schools; and
- 02Providing child and youth social assistance services--are classified in Industry 624110, Child and Youth Services.
Index Items
Babysitting services in provider's own home, child care
Babysitting services, child care
Before-school and after-school educational programs, separate from schools
Child care babysitting services
Child care services
Child care services in provider's own home
Child care, before or after school, separate from schools
Child day care centers
Day care centers, child or infant
Day care services, child or infant
Family child care homes (excluding private households employing nannies)
Group day care centers, child or infant
Head Start and Early Head Start programs, separate from schools
Infant care services
Infant day care centers
Nursery schools
Pre-kindergarten centers (except part of elementary school system)
Preschool centers
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External Resources
Census.gov NAICS Detail
Official US Census Bureau definition and scope for NAICS 624410.
National Association for the Education of Young Children
A leading professional organization for early childhood educators offering resources for child care services.
US Department of Health and Human Services
The official federal agency managing the Child Care and Development Block Grant program.
American Child Care Association
An industry trade association focused on providing leadership and support for family and center-based child care programs.
