DCF Special Needs Exam Questions And
Answers |Latest 2025 | Guaranteed Pass
What are support services? - Answer✔Services designed to aid families with special needs
children.
If you suspect a child may have a delay or disability, refer them to the ___. - Answer✔Florida
Diagnostics & Learning Resource System
Early Intervention - Answer✔Services that mitigate a delay or disability
Disability - Answer✔Causes life long impacts in major life activities
Gifted - Answer✔Cognitively life-long impacts in major life activities
Cognitive - Answer✔relating to, being, or involving conscious intellectual activity (such as
thinking, reasoning, or remembering)
Natural Environment - Answer✔A place where you would typically see children living, playing,
and learning
Support Services - Answer✔Services offered by agencies to help children with disabilities
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Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) - Answer✔A federal law that prohibits businesses from
discriminating against people with disabilities
Developmentally Appropriate Practice - Answer✔Involves knowing child development, along
with each child's cultural and individual needs
Delay - Answer✔Usually overcome by adulthood, especially with early intervention
Inclusion - Answer✔The idea that activities and environments should be made accessible for all
children
Talented - Answer✔Having a special ability not typically seen in peers
People First Language - Answer✔Mentioning the person before the condition and avoid using
prejudicial language
How do many people show prejudice towards special needs children? - Answer✔Ignoring,
infantilizing, and objectifying
Why are childcare centers covered by the ADA? - Answer✔They are public accommodations
(not because they may receive public funds)
True or false: A childcare center can impose a direct "special services subcharge" on the parents
of the child with disabilities to cover services required by the ADA? - Answer✔False, however
the center may raise the rates for all customers in order to pay for special services
Individuales with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - Answer✔IDEA is a law ensuring services to
children with disabilities throughout the nation. IDEA governs how states and public agencies
provide early intervention, special education, and related services to eligible children of all ages
with disabilities
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