FL DCF CHILD CARE BEHAVIORAL
OBSERVATION AND SCREENING TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● What are the three main reasons child care programs observe and
screen children?
Answer: 1. to foster growth and development
2. to detect early signs of developmental delays or disability
3. to identify signs of child abuse and neglect
●● Benefits of observing and screening
Answer: - curriculum development
- helps parents support growth and development at home
- allow timely referral for early intervention services
- provide common reference points and basis for interaction between
parents, staff, and other professionals
●● What does "fostering growth and development" within a child entail?
,Answer: determines developmental-age level and helps professionals
tailor their classrooms/ lessons/ etc. to individuals
●● Observation and screening can detect early signs of developmental
delay or disability when child care staff members are trained to
_________ and ___________ signs of typical or atypical growth and
development.
Answer: identify, document
●● True or False?
Child care personnel should not attempt to diagnose delay or disability.
Answer: TRUE
, but instead document typical and atypical patterns of development and
take appropriate action
●● True or False?
Every adult in Florida is required by law to report any suspected abuse
or neglect and can do so anonymously.
Answer: True
●● Observation and screening support quality curriculum development
by focusing learning goals and objectives, lesson plans, and teaching
strategies on the development and implementation of activities that
__________ the child's skills.
, Answer: strengthen
●● Observation and screening can help parents support their child's
growth and development at home by increasing the volume and
________ of information available to them.
Answer: quality
●● Observation and screening allow _______ referral for intervention.
The _______ signs of developmental delay or disability are identified,
the _________ the outcome for the child.
Answer: timely, earlier, better
●● The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all children
be screened for developmental delays and disabilities during regular
well-child doctors visits at ________, _________, and ___________.
Answer: 9 month, 18 month and 24/30 month doctors check up.
●● observation and screening provide an opportunity for communication
between parents, staff and professionals because they include
____________ evidence of growth and development over time
Answer: written
●● observation is an ____________ process used to ____________
growth and development
OBSERVATION AND SCREENING TEST
PAPER QUESTIONS AND SOLUTIONS
VERIFIED ANSWERS
●● What are the three main reasons child care programs observe and
screen children?
Answer: 1. to foster growth and development
2. to detect early signs of developmental delays or disability
3. to identify signs of child abuse and neglect
●● Benefits of observing and screening
Answer: - curriculum development
- helps parents support growth and development at home
- allow timely referral for early intervention services
- provide common reference points and basis for interaction between
parents, staff, and other professionals
●● What does "fostering growth and development" within a child entail?
,Answer: determines developmental-age level and helps professionals
tailor their classrooms/ lessons/ etc. to individuals
●● Observation and screening can detect early signs of developmental
delay or disability when child care staff members are trained to
_________ and ___________ signs of typical or atypical growth and
development.
Answer: identify, document
●● True or False?
Child care personnel should not attempt to diagnose delay or disability.
Answer: TRUE
, but instead document typical and atypical patterns of development and
take appropriate action
●● True or False?
Every adult in Florida is required by law to report any suspected abuse
or neglect and can do so anonymously.
Answer: True
●● Observation and screening support quality curriculum development
by focusing learning goals and objectives, lesson plans, and teaching
strategies on the development and implementation of activities that
__________ the child's skills.
, Answer: strengthen
●● Observation and screening can help parents support their child's
growth and development at home by increasing the volume and
________ of information available to them.
Answer: quality
●● Observation and screening allow _______ referral for intervention.
The _______ signs of developmental delay or disability are identified,
the _________ the outcome for the child.
Answer: timely, earlier, better
●● The American Academy of Pediatrics recommends that all children
be screened for developmental delays and disabilities during regular
well-child doctors visits at ________, _________, and ___________.
Answer: 9 month, 18 month and 24/30 month doctors check up.
●● observation and screening provide an opportunity for communication
between parents, staff and professionals because they include
____________ evidence of growth and development over time
Answer: written
●● observation is an ____________ process used to ____________
growth and development
