- FCC: Family Child Care
- Family Child Care (FCC) Credential: A voluntary credential awarded at multiple levels that identifies what individuals working as a family child care provider should know and be able to demonstrate at various levels of training, education, and experience.
- FCCERS: Family Child Care Environment Rating Scale
- Family Specialist Credential (FSC): A voluntary credential awarded at multiple levels that identifies what individuals working with families in a strength-based model should know and be able to demonstrate at various levels of training, education, and experience.
- Four-Year School: An institution legally authorized to award a student a baccalaureate degree. In Illinois four-year colleges and universities award baccalaureate degrees.