DCF Behavioral Observation & Screening
1. What are the three main reasons child care programs observe and screenchildren?
Answer facilitate growth & development of every child, detect early signs of developmental
growth or delay, identify signs of abuse & neglect
2. What is an assessment?
Answer ongoing procedures used by approriate & qualifiedpersonnel throughout the period
of a childs eligibility
3. Documented Evidence
Answer written data collected by the child care program.
4. Definition of Developmental Domains
Answer categorize a kids skills/abilities.
5. What are the developmental domains?
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Answer 1) Physical Health and Motor Develop-ment, 2) Cognitive Development & general
knowledge, 3)Lang & Communication,
4) Social/Emo, 5)Learning Approaches
6. Evaluation
Answer process that determines eligibility for federal/state/local assistance.
7. Developmentally Appropriate Practice
Answer research based frame work based onmeeting kids where they are individually,
chronologically, and culturally.
8. Observation
Answer ongoing process in which child care professionals recognize &document milestones
using checklists, anecdotal records, etc.
9. Give examples of professional groups that perform each of these four ac- tivities
observation, screening, assessment, and evaluation.
Answer Childrens ForumCentral Directory, FL Diagnostic & Learning Resource, Childrens
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