This survey, representing a wide spectrum of teaching strategies and educational outlooks, is the result of a number of requests to the National Program on Early Childhood Education (NPECE) for a concise description of a variety of tested programs for young children that can be installed by local communities. A requirement of these programs was that they be well-defined, easily transportable, reasonably economical, and consistent in attaining positive educational outcomes. Also important were availability of training and support services. The programs considered were for 4- to 6-year-olds. Target audiences were bilingual, disadvantaged, and preschool or early elementary children. The four teaching strategies represented are open classroom, structured classroom, individualized instruction, and non-institutionalized instruction. Specific program descriptions under each strategy are: open classroom, the Tucson Early Education Model (TEEM), and the Education Development Center Approach (EDC); bilingual education, the Bilingual Early Childhood Program (SEDL) and the Oral Language Program (SWCEL); structured classroom, the Demonstration and Research Center for Early Education (DARCEE)/ National Program on Early Childhood Education (NPECE) Program, and the Behavior Analysis Plan; individualized instruction, the Responsive Model Program and the Primary Education Project (PEP); and non-institutional instruction, the Florida Parent Education Model. (MS)