DCF INFANT AND TODDLER APPROPRIATE
PRACTICE EXAM (20252026) QUESTIONAND
(ELABORATED) ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. Key Point
Knowing the typical behaviors and growth patterns for a certain age group is
necessary to
Answer plan the most appropriate environments and activities to optimize the learning experience for
children in your care.
2. Key Point
A child's age, temperament, personality, and family history are all
Answer factors that attect their development.
3. Key Point
A child's learning experience is enhanced when caregivers are aware of and
support
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,Answer social and cultural context in which each child lives.
4. The National Association for the Education of Young Children classifies chil-
dren 8 months to 18 months as older infants.
Answer False
5. The National Association for the Education of Young Children defines mobile
infants as children who are engaged in exploration.
Answer True
6. The National Association for the Education of Young Children divides infants
into two groups.
Answer True
7. The Department of Children and Families defines toddlers to include the
one-year olds to three-year olds in care.
Answer False
8. Knowing the typical behaviors and growth patterns for a certain age group
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, is necessary to plan the most appropriate environments and activities for
children in care.
Answer True
9. An infant's learning experience is enhanced when caregivers follow a plan
and a standardized curriculum for the entire group of children in care.
Answer False
10. The Department of Children and Families identifies children under the age
of two as infants.
Answer False
11. Understanding who they are and how things work is a dominant theme for
toddlers.
Answer True
12. Toddlers seek to gain independence through purposeful exploration.
Answer True
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PRACTICE EXAM (20252026) QUESTIONAND
(ELABORATED) ANSWERS WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
1. Key Point
Knowing the typical behaviors and growth patterns for a certain age group is
necessary to
Answer plan the most appropriate environments and activities to optimize the learning experience for
children in your care.
2. Key Point
A child's age, temperament, personality, and family history are all
Answer factors that attect their development.
3. Key Point
A child's learning experience is enhanced when caregivers are aware of and
support
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,Answer social and cultural context in which each child lives.
4. The National Association for the Education of Young Children classifies chil-
dren 8 months to 18 months as older infants.
Answer False
5. The National Association for the Education of Young Children defines mobile
infants as children who are engaged in exploration.
Answer True
6. The National Association for the Education of Young Children divides infants
into two groups.
Answer True
7. The Department of Children and Families defines toddlers to include the
one-year olds to three-year olds in care.
Answer False
8. Knowing the typical behaviors and growth patterns for a certain age group
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, is necessary to plan the most appropriate environments and activities for
children in care.
Answer True
9. An infant's learning experience is enhanced when caregivers follow a plan
and a standardized curriculum for the entire group of children in care.
Answer False
10. The Department of Children and Families identifies children under the age
of two as infants.
Answer False
11. Understanding who they are and how things work is a dominant theme for
toddlers.
Answer True
12. Toddlers seek to gain independence through purposeful exploration.
Answer True
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