FL DCF Child Care Understanding Developmentally
m m m m m m
Appropriate Practices (UDAP) (EXAM m m m
1. Developmentally Appropriate Practice focuses on children birth through eight year
m m m m m m m m m
s old and is made up of three principle components
m m m m m m m m m
Answer age appropri-
m m
m ateness, individual appropriateness, and social/cultural appropriateness.
m m m m m
2. Knowing the typical behaviors and growth patterns for a certain age group is
m m m m m m m m m m m m m
necessary
Answer to plan the most appropriate environments and activities to optimize the learning
m m m m m m m m m m m m
xperience for children in care.
m m m m
3. A child's age, temperament, personality, and family history
m m m m m m m
Answer are all factors that affect his or her development.
m m m m m m m m m
4. Children's learning experiences are enhanced when caregivers are aware of an
m m m m m m m m m m
d support
m
Answer the social and cultural contexts in which they live.
m m m m m m m m m
5. Caregivers should be intentional about planning learning experiences that are
m m m m m m m m m
Answer purposeful, challenging, and achievable.
m m m m
1m/m
118
,6. Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are
m m m m m m m
Answer ad- m
m dressing disparities in school success and achievement; integrating and aligning presch
m m m m m m m m m m
ool and elementary school programming; and improving teacher preparation, professio
m m m m m m m m m
nal development and ongoing support.
m m m m
7. T or F?m m
One critical challenge currently impacting early childhood practices is ad-
m m m m m m m m m
m dressing differences in school success and achievement.
m m m m m m
Answer True m
Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are
m m m m m m m
1. Addressing differences in school success and achievement
m m m m m m
2. Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming
m m m m m m m
3. Improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support
m m m m m m m
8. T or F?m m
Teachers are professional decision makers who are all well prepared and have all of the r
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
ources necessary to assist them in decision making.
m m m m m m m
Answer True Fundamental to Developmentally Appropriate Practice is the understanding
m m m m m m m m m m
hat
2m/m
118
,all teachers make important decisions every day. Preplanning and organizing the
m m m m m m m m m m
3m/m
118
, environment with learning goals and objectives in mind
m m m m m m m
9. T or F? m m
A critical challenge impacting early childhood practices is helping profession-
m m m m m m m m m
m als minimize their
m m participation in professional
development opportunities.
Answer - False m m
Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are Addressi
m m m m m m m m
ng differences in school success and achievement
m m m m m m
Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming
m m m m m m m
*Improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support
m m m m m m m
4m/m
118
m m m m m m
Appropriate Practices (UDAP) (EXAM m m m
1. Developmentally Appropriate Practice focuses on children birth through eight year
m m m m m m m m m
s old and is made up of three principle components
m m m m m m m m m
Answer age appropri-
m m
m ateness, individual appropriateness, and social/cultural appropriateness.
m m m m m
2. Knowing the typical behaviors and growth patterns for a certain age group is
m m m m m m m m m m m m m
necessary
Answer to plan the most appropriate environments and activities to optimize the learning
m m m m m m m m m m m m
xperience for children in care.
m m m m
3. A child's age, temperament, personality, and family history
m m m m m m m
Answer are all factors that affect his or her development.
m m m m m m m m m
4. Children's learning experiences are enhanced when caregivers are aware of an
m m m m m m m m m m
d support
m
Answer the social and cultural contexts in which they live.
m m m m m m m m m
5. Caregivers should be intentional about planning learning experiences that are
m m m m m m m m m
Answer purposeful, challenging, and achievable.
m m m m
1m/m
118
,6. Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are
m m m m m m m
Answer ad- m
m dressing disparities in school success and achievement; integrating and aligning presch
m m m m m m m m m m
ool and elementary school programming; and improving teacher preparation, professio
m m m m m m m m m
nal development and ongoing support.
m m m m
7. T or F?m m
One critical challenge currently impacting early childhood practices is ad-
m m m m m m m m m
m dressing differences in school success and achievement.
m m m m m m
Answer True m
Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are
m m m m m m m
1. Addressing differences in school success and achievement
m m m m m m
2. Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming
m m m m m m m
3. Improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support
m m m m m m m
8. T or F?m m
Teachers are professional decision makers who are all well prepared and have all of the r
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
ources necessary to assist them in decision making.
m m m m m m m
Answer True Fundamental to Developmentally Appropriate Practice is the understanding
m m m m m m m m m m
hat
2m/m
118
,all teachers make important decisions every day. Preplanning and organizing the
m m m m m m m m m m
3m/m
118
, environment with learning goals and objectives in mind
m m m m m m m
9. T or F? m m
A critical challenge impacting early childhood practices is helping profession-
m m m m m m m m m
m als minimize their
m m participation in professional
development opportunities.
Answer - False m m
Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are Addressi
m m m m m m m m
ng differences in school success and achievement
m m m m m m
Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming
m m m m m m m
*Improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support
m m m m m m m
4m/m
118
