EARLY CHILDHOOD EDUCATION EXAM #1
STUDY GUIDE 2026 EDITION COMPLETE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
CHILD DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING
THEORIES & CLASSROOM FOUNDATIONS
Abecedarian Project - CORRECT ANSWER -- 1972 - North Carolina
- services from infancy to five years of age
- significantly significant outcomes at age 30:
- 4x more likely to have graduated from a four year college
- more likely to have been employed consistently over the previous two
years
- 5x less likely to have used publi early child hood - CORRECT ANSWER -
defined as birth through age eight with three brief periods
infants and toddlers - CORRECT ANSWER -considered age 0 to 3
preschoolers - CORRECT ANSWER -considered ages 3 to 5
Kindergarten through primary grades - CORRECT ANSWER -considered
ages 5 to 9
, economy, changes in the family, knowledge of benefits of ECE, Child
Advocacy - CORRECT ANSWER -factors that affect early childhood education
purposes of early childhood education - CORRECT ANSWER -- care
- enrichment
- compensation
care - CORRECT ANSWER -providing safe and nurturing care in
developmentally appropriate setting
enrichment - CORRECT ANSWER -providing experiences for children
compensation - CORRECT ANSWER -compensating for some lack in the
child's background
family childcare homes and center based programs - CORRECT ANSWER -
the organization of early childcare programs include
- for profit
- not for profit
- family cooperatives
- employer supported programs
- publicly supported programs - CORRECT ANSWER -sources of program
support
STUDY GUIDE 2026 EDITION COMPLETE
PRACTICE QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS WITH DETAILED RATIONALES
CHILD DEVELOPMENT, LEARNING
THEORIES & CLASSROOM FOUNDATIONS
Abecedarian Project - CORRECT ANSWER -- 1972 - North Carolina
- services from infancy to five years of age
- significantly significant outcomes at age 30:
- 4x more likely to have graduated from a four year college
- more likely to have been employed consistently over the previous two
years
- 5x less likely to have used publi early child hood - CORRECT ANSWER -
defined as birth through age eight with three brief periods
infants and toddlers - CORRECT ANSWER -considered age 0 to 3
preschoolers - CORRECT ANSWER -considered ages 3 to 5
Kindergarten through primary grades - CORRECT ANSWER -considered
ages 5 to 9
, economy, changes in the family, knowledge of benefits of ECE, Child
Advocacy - CORRECT ANSWER -factors that affect early childhood education
purposes of early childhood education - CORRECT ANSWER -- care
- enrichment
- compensation
care - CORRECT ANSWER -providing safe and nurturing care in
developmentally appropriate setting
enrichment - CORRECT ANSWER -providing experiences for children
compensation - CORRECT ANSWER -compensating for some lack in the
child's background
family childcare homes and center based programs - CORRECT ANSWER -
the organization of early childcare programs include
- for profit
- not for profit
- family cooperatives
- employer supported programs
- publicly supported programs - CORRECT ANSWER -sources of program
support
