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Accreditation - (ANSWER)A voluntary system which evaluates child care and early childhood education
programs against specific criteria in areas of curriculum, health and safety, parent communication, and
staff qualifications which has been validated by a nationally recognized early childhood organization or
institution
ASQ / ASQ-SE - (ANSWER)Ages and Stages Questionnaire / ASQ-Social Emotional Standardized
development and social-emotional developmental screening tool
Assessment - (ANSWER)The process of observation and recording initiated by teachers or an external
evaluator to provide information about children's development (social, emotional, cognitive, fine and
gross motor skills, speech, and language) and identify children's specific strengths and needs.
Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) - (ANSWER)A program administered by the
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) designed to assist states in improving the delivery of
early child development services for low-income children ages 0-3 and their families.
Authentic Assessment - (ANSWER)The process of gathering evidence and documentation of a child's
learning and growth in ways that resemble real life as closely as possible. To measure growth and
progress, a child's work is compared to his/her previous work rather than others. Based on what the
child does in various contexts at points throughout the school year and represents the child's application
of knowledge and skills.
Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive! - (ANSWER)A coordinated federal effort to encourage healthy child
development and a social-emotional development screening tool.
Caregiver - (ANSWER)A person who provides direct care for children in an early learning setting, such as
a home, early childhood education program, or other environment, can include formal caregivers,
teachers, or other adults, such as parents or relatives.
Child Care - (ANSWER)Comprehensive care and education of young children outside their homes
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Child Care and Development Block Grants (CCDBG) - (ANSWER)Federal funds allocated to states for low-
income working families to purchase child care.
Child Health - (ANSWER)The state of physical, mental, intellectual, social and emotional well-being.
Child Care Health Consultant (CCHC) - (ANSWER)A professional who provides health expertise to child
care providers, often connected to a public state system.
Child Care Professional - (ANSWER)A trained individual responsible for knowing, understanding, and
applying the laws that govern the provision of child care in the state.
Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) - (ANSWER)Agencies that help families find the child care they
need, educate families and the community about child care choices and quality, and support child care
providers' improvement in quality through training, technical assistance, and other support services.
Child Care Voucher - (ANSWER)A document that states the authorized subsidy for child care services for
a specific eligible child, eligible provider, begin date, end date, and dollar amount. The voucher is
provided by the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Child Care Waiting List - (ANSWER)A list of children who preliminary meet eligibility criteria for the Child
Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program, but there are no available funds.
Child Development Associate (CDA) Crediental - (ANSWER)A national competency-based certification
credential for individual child care professionals that is awarded through the National Council for
Professional Recognition. The credentialing program focuses on the skills of early care and education
professionals. It is designed to provide performance-based training and assessment of infant/toddler
teachers, preschool teachers, home visitors, and family child care providers.
Children with Disabilities - (ANSWER)Children who require special education and related services for
conditions that may include:
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- intellectual disability
- hearing impairments
- speech or language impairments
- visual impairments
- serious emotional disturbances
- orthopedic impairments
- autism
- traumatic brain injury
- specific learning disabilities
Cognitive Development - (ANSWER)Domain refers to the process of growth and change in children's
intellectual/mental abilities, such as thinking, learning, reasoning, and understanding.
Core Knowledge and Competencies (CKCs) - (ANSWER)Refers to the expectations adopted by the Indiana
Professional Development Network for what the early childhood education workforce should know
(content) and be able to do (skills) in their role working with and/or on behalf of children and their
families.
Criterion-reference Test and Assessments - (ANSWER)Designed to measure student performance against
a fixed set of predetermined criteria or learning standards.
Curriculum - (ANSWER)A written plan that includes goals for children's development and learning, the
experiences through which they will achieve the goals, what staff and parents should do to help children
achieve the goals, and the materials needed to support the implementation of the curriculum.
Developmental Stages - (ANSWER)Natural or common divisions of the process of human growth are
characterized by types of behavior, biological properties or manifestations, and mental processes.
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Accreditation - (ANSWER)A voluntary system which evaluates child care and early childhood education
programs against specific criteria in areas of curriculum, health and safety, parent communication, and
staff qualifications which has been validated by a nationally recognized early childhood organization or
institution
ASQ / ASQ-SE - (ANSWER)Ages and Stages Questionnaire / ASQ-Social Emotional Standardized
development and social-emotional developmental screening tool
Assessment - (ANSWER)The process of observation and recording initiated by teachers or an external
evaluator to provide information about children's development (social, emotional, cognitive, fine and
gross motor skills, speech, and language) and identify children's specific strengths and needs.
Assuring Better Child Health and Development (ABCD) - (ANSWER)A program administered by the
National Academy for State Health Policy (NASHP) designed to assist states in improving the delivery of
early child development services for low-income children ages 0-3 and their families.
Authentic Assessment - (ANSWER)The process of gathering evidence and documentation of a child's
learning and growth in ways that resemble real life as closely as possible. To measure growth and
progress, a child's work is compared to his/her previous work rather than others. Based on what the
child does in various contexts at points throughout the school year and represents the child's application
of knowledge and skills.
Birth to 5: Watch Me Thrive! - (ANSWER)A coordinated federal effort to encourage healthy child
development and a social-emotional development screening tool.
Caregiver - (ANSWER)A person who provides direct care for children in an early learning setting, such as
a home, early childhood education program, or other environment, can include formal caregivers,
teachers, or other adults, such as parents or relatives.
Child Care - (ANSWER)Comprehensive care and education of young children outside their homes
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Child Care and Development Block Grants (CCDBG) - (ANSWER)Federal funds allocated to states for low-
income working families to purchase child care.
Child Health - (ANSWER)The state of physical, mental, intellectual, social and emotional well-being.
Child Care Health Consultant (CCHC) - (ANSWER)A professional who provides health expertise to child
care providers, often connected to a public state system.
Child Care Professional - (ANSWER)A trained individual responsible for knowing, understanding, and
applying the laws that govern the provision of child care in the state.
Child Care Resource & Referral (CCR&R) - (ANSWER)Agencies that help families find the child care they
need, educate families and the community about child care choices and quality, and support child care
providers' improvement in quality through training, technical assistance, and other support services.
Child Care Voucher - (ANSWER)A document that states the authorized subsidy for child care services for
a specific eligible child, eligible provider, begin date, end date, and dollar amount. The voucher is
provided by the Child Care and Development Fund (CCDF)
Child Care Waiting List - (ANSWER)A list of children who preliminary meet eligibility criteria for the Child
Care and Development Fund (CCDF) program, but there are no available funds.
Child Development Associate (CDA) Crediental - (ANSWER)A national competency-based certification
credential for individual child care professionals that is awarded through the National Council for
Professional Recognition. The credentialing program focuses on the skills of early care and education
professionals. It is designed to provide performance-based training and assessment of infant/toddler
teachers, preschool teachers, home visitors, and family child care providers.
Children with Disabilities - (ANSWER)Children who require special education and related services for
conditions that may include:
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- intellectual disability
- hearing impairments
- speech or language impairments
- visual impairments
- serious emotional disturbances
- orthopedic impairments
- autism
- traumatic brain injury
- specific learning disabilities
Cognitive Development - (ANSWER)Domain refers to the process of growth and change in children's
intellectual/mental abilities, such as thinking, learning, reasoning, and understanding.
Core Knowledge and Competencies (CKCs) - (ANSWER)Refers to the expectations adopted by the Indiana
Professional Development Network for what the early childhood education workforce should know
(content) and be able to do (skills) in their role working with and/or on behalf of children and their
families.
Criterion-reference Test and Assessments - (ANSWER)Designed to measure student performance against
a fixed set of predetermined criteria or learning standards.
Curriculum - (ANSWER)A written plan that includes goals for children's development and learning, the
experiences through which they will achieve the goals, what staff and parents should do to help children
achieve the goals, and the materials needed to support the implementation of the curriculum.
Developmental Stages - (ANSWER)Natural or common divisions of the process of human growth are
characterized by types of behavior, biological properties or manifestations, and mental processes.
