DCF CHILD CARE 40 HOUR
CERTIFICATION- INFANT AND
TODDLER APPROPRIATE
PRACTICES (FLORIDA) 2016
1. The goal of the Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices course
Answer is to guide child care professionals responsible for the care of children birth through 36 months
through the principles of developmentally appropriate practice.
2. Infant
Answer "infant" comes from the Latin word "infans" which means unable or incapable of speech.
first stage of their life, until around 18 months of age.
3. Toddler
Answer "toddle" means "to walk with short tottering steps," which makes a toddler a child who is just learning to
walk. The term toddler is usually used to refer to children from 18 to 36 months.
1/
18
,4. Infant and Toddler Divisions
The Florida Department of Education Oflce of Early Learning divides infants and toddlers into the following
divisions
Answer Birth to 8 months, 8 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and two-year-olds.
5. Primary concern for infants
Answer At this stage the primary concern for infants is secure attachments formed through close
relationships with parents and caregivers who make them feel safe and secure.
6. Primary concern for toddlers
Answer Toddlers seek to gain independence and control through more purposeful exploration. A
budding sense of self comes from repeated opportunities to explore how the world works. Understanding who they
are and how things work is a dominant theme for toddlers.
7. 3 Common Infant/Toddler Personality Types
Answer Flexible, Feisty, Fearful
8. Flexible Personality
Answer Easy- 40 percent of children
2/
18
, adapt easily, easy to toilet train, generally cheerful, low intensity, low sensitivity
Seldom fuss- need special attention to not get lost in the group
9. Fearful Personality
Answer Cautious temperaments get attached to
care givers
slow to adapt, withdrawn,
10. Feisty Personality
Answer Spirited/fun but need managed so intense they
are a handful
zesty, vocal and animated about needs and wants, moody, irregular, sensitive, distractable,
to deal with feistiness
redirection- empathy then redirect the attention of the child and help them move on
11. Young Infants NAEYC
3/
18
CERTIFICATION- INFANT AND
TODDLER APPROPRIATE
PRACTICES (FLORIDA) 2016
1. The goal of the Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices course
Answer is to guide child care professionals responsible for the care of children birth through 36 months
through the principles of developmentally appropriate practice.
2. Infant
Answer "infant" comes from the Latin word "infans" which means unable or incapable of speech.
first stage of their life, until around 18 months of age.
3. Toddler
Answer "toddle" means "to walk with short tottering steps," which makes a toddler a child who is just learning to
walk. The term toddler is usually used to refer to children from 18 to 36 months.
1/
18
,4. Infant and Toddler Divisions
The Florida Department of Education Oflce of Early Learning divides infants and toddlers into the following
divisions
Answer Birth to 8 months, 8 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and two-year-olds.
5. Primary concern for infants
Answer At this stage the primary concern for infants is secure attachments formed through close
relationships with parents and caregivers who make them feel safe and secure.
6. Primary concern for toddlers
Answer Toddlers seek to gain independence and control through more purposeful exploration. A
budding sense of self comes from repeated opportunities to explore how the world works. Understanding who they
are and how things work is a dominant theme for toddlers.
7. 3 Common Infant/Toddler Personality Types
Answer Flexible, Feisty, Fearful
8. Flexible Personality
Answer Easy- 40 percent of children
2/
18
, adapt easily, easy to toilet train, generally cheerful, low intensity, low sensitivity
Seldom fuss- need special attention to not get lost in the group
9. Fearful Personality
Answer Cautious temperaments get attached to
care givers
slow to adapt, withdrawn,
10. Feisty Personality
Answer Spirited/fun but need managed so intense they
are a handful
zesty, vocal and animated about needs and wants, moody, irregular, sensitive, distractable,
to deal with feistiness
redirection- empathy then redirect the attention of the child and help them move on
11. Young Infants NAEYC
3/
18
