FL DCF CHILD CARE PRESCHOOL
APPROPRIATE PRACTICES 2026 STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE
STANDARDS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ Developmentally Appropriate Practice. Answer: focuses on
children birth to eight years old and is made up of three principle
components: age appropriateness, individual appropriateness and
cultural appropriateness.
◉ Children between the ages of 3 and 5 need to be exposed to.
Answer: as many different types of learning experiences as possible
to make it easier for them to transition into kindergarten.
◉ There are many ways to accomplish this;. Answer: reading to
children,
providing hands-on play opportunities,
introducing new words daily,
and allowing the children to play and socialize with each other.
◉ Caregivers should plan and prepare experiences that are. Answer:
fun, stimulating, and offer hands-on opportunities for learning that
are challenging and achievable.
,◉ Language development. Answer: is one of the most important
aspects of a child's learning at this age (3-5 years). It is important to
expand a child's vocabulary by introducing as many new words as
possible during this stage.
◉ There are a variety of ways to help children learn new words,
including:. Answer: Poems
Songs
Stories
Parental Involvement
◉ True or False?
Onomatopoeia means words that describe smells.. Answer: False
Onomatopoeia are words that make sounds like "Pop," "Bang,"
"Plunk" and "Snap."
◉ True or False?
Children between the ages of 3 and 5 need to be exposed to as many
different types of learning experiences as possible to make it easier
for them to transition into kindergarten.. Answer: True
◉ True or False?
,To increase a child's vocabulary, parents should be encouraged to
read to their child daily.. Answer: True
◉ True or False?
Developmentally Appropriate Practice is made up of three
principles: age appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and
cultural appropriateness.. Answer: True
◉ True or False?
Language development is one of the key aspects of a child's learning
at ages 6 and 7.. Answer: False
Language development is one of the most important aspects of a
child's learning during the ages of 3-5 years.
◉ True or False?
Children's songs are entertaining but do not serve any educational
purpose.. Answer: False
Music has a general appeal to children of all ages and also features
rhyming and repetition of words. Helping children learn the words
to age appropriate music is a great way to ensure that they will
absorb and retain new words.
◉ True or False?
, Poems, songs, stories, and parental involvement are all good ways of
helping language develop for children.. Answer: True
◉ True or False?
Songs like 'Old Macdonald' are important because they introduce
children to new animals and the sounds they make.. Answer: True
◉ True or False?
Onomatopoeia means words that describe sounds.. Answer: True
Onomatopoeia are words that make sounds like "Pop," "Bang,"
"Plunk" and "Snap."
◉ True or False?
Poems are a good way to introduce new words to children because
they are short and feature rhyming and the repetition of words..
Answer: True
◉ Jean Piaget -. Answer: Four Stages of Cognitive Development
◉ Erik Erikson -. Answer: Eight Conflicts of Social and Emotional
Development
◉ According to Piaget, the four stages of cognitive development are:.
Answer: Sensorimotor - 0-2 years old
APPROPRIATE PRACTICES 2026 STUDY GUIDE
COMPLETE EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE
STANDARDS AND PRACTICE QUESTIONS
◉ Developmentally Appropriate Practice. Answer: focuses on
children birth to eight years old and is made up of three principle
components: age appropriateness, individual appropriateness and
cultural appropriateness.
◉ Children between the ages of 3 and 5 need to be exposed to.
Answer: as many different types of learning experiences as possible
to make it easier for them to transition into kindergarten.
◉ There are many ways to accomplish this;. Answer: reading to
children,
providing hands-on play opportunities,
introducing new words daily,
and allowing the children to play and socialize with each other.
◉ Caregivers should plan and prepare experiences that are. Answer:
fun, stimulating, and offer hands-on opportunities for learning that
are challenging and achievable.
,◉ Language development. Answer: is one of the most important
aspects of a child's learning at this age (3-5 years). It is important to
expand a child's vocabulary by introducing as many new words as
possible during this stage.
◉ There are a variety of ways to help children learn new words,
including:. Answer: Poems
Songs
Stories
Parental Involvement
◉ True or False?
Onomatopoeia means words that describe smells.. Answer: False
Onomatopoeia are words that make sounds like "Pop," "Bang,"
"Plunk" and "Snap."
◉ True or False?
Children between the ages of 3 and 5 need to be exposed to as many
different types of learning experiences as possible to make it easier
for them to transition into kindergarten.. Answer: True
◉ True or False?
,To increase a child's vocabulary, parents should be encouraged to
read to their child daily.. Answer: True
◉ True or False?
Developmentally Appropriate Practice is made up of three
principles: age appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and
cultural appropriateness.. Answer: True
◉ True or False?
Language development is one of the key aspects of a child's learning
at ages 6 and 7.. Answer: False
Language development is one of the most important aspects of a
child's learning during the ages of 3-5 years.
◉ True or False?
Children's songs are entertaining but do not serve any educational
purpose.. Answer: False
Music has a general appeal to children of all ages and also features
rhyming and repetition of words. Helping children learn the words
to age appropriate music is a great way to ensure that they will
absorb and retain new words.
◉ True or False?
, Poems, songs, stories, and parental involvement are all good ways of
helping language develop for children.. Answer: True
◉ True or False?
Songs like 'Old Macdonald' are important because they introduce
children to new animals and the sounds they make.. Answer: True
◉ True or False?
Onomatopoeia means words that describe sounds.. Answer: True
Onomatopoeia are words that make sounds like "Pop," "Bang,"
"Plunk" and "Snap."
◉ True or False?
Poems are a good way to introduce new words to children because
they are short and feature rhyming and the repetition of words..
Answer: True
◉ Jean Piaget -. Answer: Four Stages of Cognitive Development
◉ Erik Erikson -. Answer: Eight Conflicts of Social and Emotional
Development
◉ According to Piaget, the four stages of cognitive development are:.
Answer: Sensorimotor - 0-2 years old
