美国的学前教育机构有附设在小学的幼儿园(kindergarten,招收5岁以上儿童),类似于中国幼儿园的大班或学前班,关注读写算,重视幼小衔接;5岁以下幼儿多进入私人创办的学前班(preschool),经费自筹,政府极少补助,创办者多为教会组织或教会人员。此外,还有一些家长选择自己在家教孩子,属于家庭学校(Home school),有专门的家庭 Preschool education institutions in the United States have kindergarten (kindergarten) for children aged 5 and over, similar to kindergartens or preschools in kindergartens, focusing on reading and writing and focusing on young connections. Children under 5 years of age enter private preschool classes preschool), self-financing, the government rarely subsidies, founder of mostly church organizations or church staff. In addition, some parents choose to teach their children at home, belong to the home school (Home school), have a special family