The Early Childhood Professional
Which of the following are valid purposes of early childhood education?
I. to help children learn to interact with others in a positive way
II. to help children learn to express their feelings
III. to give children opportunities to enjoy new experiences
IV. to help children become competent in dealing with life
V. to help children develop competence in all aspects of the self -
I, II, III, IV, V
Meeting a child's need for love and affection is -
part of the purpose of child care
Which of the following is true about child care in the United States today?
A. virtually all parents are satisfied with their children's care
B. high quality child care is easy for almost all parents to find
C. child care can have a long-term impact on children's lives
D. almost all parents can find enough child care -
C. child care can have a long-term impact on children's lives
Which of the following child care programs must meet their state's minimum standards of
safety and staffing?
A. registered child care programs
B. licensed child care programs
C. self-regulated child care programs
D. informal child care arrangements -
B. licensed child care programs
Family child care is -
provided in a residence other than the child's own home
A child care center -
is able to care for more children than a family child care
When assessing the quality of your early childhood program a bottom-up view -
requires making the best guess you can about how each child in your care
experiences your program
Which of the following questions can be answered using observation notes?
I. What theories are children exploring through their play?
II. What questions are children asking?
III. What relationships are children building? -
I, II, III
Which of the following occur in a caring community of learners?
I. teachers do not set limits on children's behavior
II. each member of the community is valued by others
III. children develop and learn through relationships with adults and peers
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, IV. the environment is designed to protect children's health and safety
V. the schedule follows an orderly routine -
II, III, IV, V
Which of the following describes aspects of your role in making decisions about
developmentally appropriate practice?
I. listen to children
II. respect, value, and accept children
III. learn about each child's life outside the classroom
IV. plan learning experiences for children based on your observations of the children
V. adapt your practices to meet each child's individual needs, abilities, and learning style -
I, II, III, IV, V
To enhance children's learning and development, you should
I. make most choices for the children
II. organize the daily schedule into short blocks of time
III. provide children with opportunities to practice skills they have learned
IV. adapt the complexity and challenge of activities to suit individual children's level of skill
and knowledge
V. make a rich variety of materials available to children -
II, III, IV
Developmentally appropriate practices are based on -
a collaborative partnership between teachers and families
Which of the following child care programs use "both/and" thinking?
I. a program in which teachers maintain an orderly routine and respond spontaneously to
children's emerging interests
II. a program in which all activities are focused on in-depth study in one content area
III. a program that consists only of child-initiated, spontaneous play
IV. a program whose teachers set clear boundaries and also give children opportunities to
make meaningful choices
V. a program that gives children opportunities to participate in activities with other children
and also to work alone and follow their own interests -
I, IV, V
Children need daily opportunities to
I. use and develop language
II. participate in imaginative play
III. use large and small muscles
IV. learn new ideas and skills
V. be successful -
I, II, III, IV, V
The daily program should provide
I. opportunities for children to select their own activities
II. protection from over stimulation
III. regular eating schedules
IV. regular napping schedules
V. regular use of children -
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Which of the following are valid purposes of early childhood education?
I. to help children learn to interact with others in a positive way
II. to help children learn to express their feelings
III. to give children opportunities to enjoy new experiences
IV. to help children become competent in dealing with life
V. to help children develop competence in all aspects of the self -
I, II, III, IV, V
Meeting a child's need for love and affection is -
part of the purpose of child care
Which of the following is true about child care in the United States today?
A. virtually all parents are satisfied with their children's care
B. high quality child care is easy for almost all parents to find
C. child care can have a long-term impact on children's lives
D. almost all parents can find enough child care -
C. child care can have a long-term impact on children's lives
Which of the following child care programs must meet their state's minimum standards of
safety and staffing?
A. registered child care programs
B. licensed child care programs
C. self-regulated child care programs
D. informal child care arrangements -
B. licensed child care programs
Family child care is -
provided in a residence other than the child's own home
A child care center -
is able to care for more children than a family child care
When assessing the quality of your early childhood program a bottom-up view -
requires making the best guess you can about how each child in your care
experiences your program
Which of the following questions can be answered using observation notes?
I. What theories are children exploring through their play?
II. What questions are children asking?
III. What relationships are children building? -
I, II, III
Which of the following occur in a caring community of learners?
I. teachers do not set limits on children's behavior
II. each member of the community is valued by others
III. children develop and learn through relationships with adults and peers
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, IV. the environment is designed to protect children's health and safety
V. the schedule follows an orderly routine -
II, III, IV, V
Which of the following describes aspects of your role in making decisions about
developmentally appropriate practice?
I. listen to children
II. respect, value, and accept children
III. learn about each child's life outside the classroom
IV. plan learning experiences for children based on your observations of the children
V. adapt your practices to meet each child's individual needs, abilities, and learning style -
I, II, III, IV, V
To enhance children's learning and development, you should
I. make most choices for the children
II. organize the daily schedule into short blocks of time
III. provide children with opportunities to practice skills they have learned
IV. adapt the complexity and challenge of activities to suit individual children's level of skill
and knowledge
V. make a rich variety of materials available to children -
II, III, IV
Developmentally appropriate practices are based on -
a collaborative partnership between teachers and families
Which of the following child care programs use "both/and" thinking?
I. a program in which teachers maintain an orderly routine and respond spontaneously to
children's emerging interests
II. a program in which all activities are focused on in-depth study in one content area
III. a program that consists only of child-initiated, spontaneous play
IV. a program whose teachers set clear boundaries and also give children opportunities to
make meaningful choices
V. a program that gives children opportunities to participate in activities with other children
and also to work alone and follow their own interests -
I, IV, V
Children need daily opportunities to
I. use and develop language
II. participate in imaginative play
III. use large and small muscles
IV. learn new ideas and skills
V. be successful -
I, II, III, IV, V
The daily program should provide
I. opportunities for children to select their own activities
II. protection from over stimulation
III. regular eating schedules
IV. regular napping schedules
V. regular use of children -
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