FL DCF CHILD CARE UNDERSTANDING
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES
(UDAP) EXAM 2025
Developmentally Appropriate Practice focuses on children birth through eight years old
and is made up of three principle components: - Answer age appropriateness, individual
appropriateness, and social/cultural appropriateness.
Knowing the typical behaviors and growth patterns for a certain age group is necessary
- Answer to plan the most appropriate environments and activities to optimize the
learning experience for children in care.
A child's age, temperament, personality, and family history - Answer are all factors that
affect his or her development.
Children's learning experiences are enhanced when caregivers are aware of and
support - Answer the social and cultural contexts in which they live.
Caregivers should be intentional about planning learning experiences that are - Answer
purposeful, challenging, and achievable.
Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are: - Answer addressing
disparities in school success and achievement; integrating and aligning preschool and
elementary school programming; and improving teacher preparation, professional
development and ongoing support.
T or F?
One critical challenge currently impacting early childhood practices is addressing
differences in school success and achievement. - Answer True
Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are:
,1. Addressing differences in school success and achievement
2. Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming
3. Improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support
T or F?
Teachers are professional decision makers who are all well prepared and have all of the
resources necessary to assist them in decision making. - Answer True
Fundamental to Developmentally Appropriate Practice is the understanding that all
teachers make important decisions every day. Preplanning and organizing the
environment with learning goals and objectives in mind
T or F?
A critical challenge impacting early childhood practices is helping professionals
minimize their participation in professional development opportunities. - Answer False
Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are:
Addressing differences in school success and achievement
Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming
*Improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support
T or F?
The three components of Developmentally Appropriate Practice are age
appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and special needs appropriateness. -
Answer False
Developmentally Appropriate Practice focuses on children birth through eight years old
and is made up of three principle components: age appropriateness, individual
appropriateness, and social/cultural appropriateness.
T or F?
, Communication and collaboration between preschools and elementary schools greatly
enhances educational quality and improves child outcomes. - Answer True
T or F?
Effective teaching strategies for extending the learning experience may include having
conversations, using questioning techniques, and allowing large blocks of time to
practice newly acquired skills. - Answer True
Effective teaching strategies for extending the learning experience may include having
conversations, using questioning techniques and allowing large blocks of time to
practice newly acquired skills.
T or F?
Knowledgeable caregivers are able to build on what children already know and can do. -
Answer True
T or F?
Studies show that highly effective teachers improvise goals for children and sporadically
prepare environments, experiences and activities to meet those goals. - Answer False
Studies show, highly effective teachers have clearly defined goals for children and they
thoughtfully prepare environments, experiences and activities to meet those goals.
T or F?
Research shows that children need educational experiences that support development
across all domains, with each skill building on one another. - Answer True
T or F?
Teacher intentionality is at the heart of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice
methodology. - Answer True
At the heart of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice methodology is the concept of
intentionality. The reality is that good teachers know teaching is not occasional or
accidental. It is intentional.
DEVELOPMENTALLY APPROPRIATE PRACTICES
(UDAP) EXAM 2025
Developmentally Appropriate Practice focuses on children birth through eight years old
and is made up of three principle components: - Answer age appropriateness, individual
appropriateness, and social/cultural appropriateness.
Knowing the typical behaviors and growth patterns for a certain age group is necessary
- Answer to plan the most appropriate environments and activities to optimize the
learning experience for children in care.
A child's age, temperament, personality, and family history - Answer are all factors that
affect his or her development.
Children's learning experiences are enhanced when caregivers are aware of and
support - Answer the social and cultural contexts in which they live.
Caregivers should be intentional about planning learning experiences that are - Answer
purposeful, challenging, and achievable.
Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are: - Answer addressing
disparities in school success and achievement; integrating and aligning preschool and
elementary school programming; and improving teacher preparation, professional
development and ongoing support.
T or F?
One critical challenge currently impacting early childhood practices is addressing
differences in school success and achievement. - Answer True
Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are:
,1. Addressing differences in school success and achievement
2. Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming
3. Improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support
T or F?
Teachers are professional decision makers who are all well prepared and have all of the
resources necessary to assist them in decision making. - Answer True
Fundamental to Developmentally Appropriate Practice is the understanding that all
teachers make important decisions every day. Preplanning and organizing the
environment with learning goals and objectives in mind
T or F?
A critical challenge impacting early childhood practices is helping professionals
minimize their participation in professional development opportunities. - Answer False
Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are:
Addressing differences in school success and achievement
Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming
*Improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support
T or F?
The three components of Developmentally Appropriate Practice are age
appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and special needs appropriateness. -
Answer False
Developmentally Appropriate Practice focuses on children birth through eight years old
and is made up of three principle components: age appropriateness, individual
appropriateness, and social/cultural appropriateness.
T or F?
, Communication and collaboration between preschools and elementary schools greatly
enhances educational quality and improves child outcomes. - Answer True
T or F?
Effective teaching strategies for extending the learning experience may include having
conversations, using questioning techniques, and allowing large blocks of time to
practice newly acquired skills. - Answer True
Effective teaching strategies for extending the learning experience may include having
conversations, using questioning techniques and allowing large blocks of time to
practice newly acquired skills.
T or F?
Knowledgeable caregivers are able to build on what children already know and can do. -
Answer True
T or F?
Studies show that highly effective teachers improvise goals for children and sporadically
prepare environments, experiences and activities to meet those goals. - Answer False
Studies show, highly effective teachers have clearly defined goals for children and they
thoughtfully prepare environments, experiences and activities to meet those goals.
T or F?
Research shows that children need educational experiences that support development
across all domains, with each skill building on one another. - Answer True
T or F?
Teacher intentionality is at the heart of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice
methodology. - Answer True
At the heart of the Developmentally Appropriate Practice methodology is the concept of
intentionality. The reality is that good teachers know teaching is not occasional or
accidental. It is intentional.
