SPECIAL NEEDS APPROPRIATE
PRACTICES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is inclusive child care? - Correct Answers -Inclusive child care is an approach to
child care that ensures every child has his or her unique needs met, and that every child
in the program can participate in every offering.
What are the requirements for an inclusive child care setting? - Correct Answers -
Children: The idea that all activities and environments in public places, including child
care programs, should be made accessible for all children. All have access to high-
quality care in a natural environment.
Staff: Should adequately address the needs of every child. Promote belonging,
participation, and engagement of children with and without disabilities in an inclusive
setting.
Policy: Any child care program can—and must by law—practice inclusion, which
welcomes all children into programs regardless of their abilities.
Environment: Accommodates children with and without disabilities so that they can fully
participate in play and learning activities.
Define "Support Services" as it relates to children with disabilities. - Correct Answers -
Support services are offered by agencies and organizations to help parents, child care
centers, family child care homes, and many others offer inclusive care for children with
disabilities. They are offered at no charge to families.
List some support services. - Correct Answers -*Screening, assessment, and evaluation
of suspected disabilities.
*Medical services, devices, and therapies.
*Advocacy and support professionals and groups. Ex: Florida Diagnostic & Learning
Resources System; The National Association for Gifted Children.
Define the term People First Language. - Correct Answers -People First Language is a
way to structure speech so it is supportive of children with special needs. Ex: Samantha
has Down Syndrome. Mention the person before the condition.
, Describe behaviors that show prejudice against people with disabilities and give
examples of how to overcome these in your classroom. - Correct Answers -*Adopts
slang terms for medical conditions.
*Makes assumptions about a person's abilities based on general knowledge about a
condition instead of knowledge about a unique individual.
*Has the effect of demoralizing or demeaning a person based on perceived conditions.
Ignoring, infantilizing, and objectifying are three behaviors that can be found in
prejudicial caregivers. Empower the children and help them see themselves reflected in
a positive way in the world around them.
*MODULE 2* Explain why inclusion is an important issue for child care providers. -
Correct Answers -Inclusion helps to ensure child care programs comply with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that protects people with disabilities from
discrimination.
Describe the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and list some of its provisions that
are related to caring for children with disabilities. - Correct Answers -The ADA prohibits
discrimination based on mental or physical disabilities. Some provisions include:
Requiring commercial facilities and places of public accommodation to comply with
specific accessibility guidelines. Child care providers have to make reasonable
modifications in policies, procedures, and practices; remedy barriers to mobility and
communication; and provide auxiliary aids and services necessary to communicate with
children with disabilities. They also prohibit child care centers from charging parents
additional fees for the measures the center takes to provide care for a child with a
disability.
Describe the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and list ways it could impact a
child care program. - Correct Answers -IDEA is a law ensuring services to children with
disabilities throughout the nation. It governs how states and public agencies provide
early intervention, special education, and related services to more than 6.5 million
eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. Requires that all public
schools provide children with disabilities a free and appropriate public education
(FAPE).
Describe some of the legal and social reasons for practicing inclusive child care. -
Correct Answers -
Make a list of the ways inclusion is beneficial to caregivers, families, children, and
society. - Correct Answers -
*MODULE 3* Make a list of the child development principles described in this module
and describe each. - Correct Answers -1. The developmental sequence is similar for all
children.
PRACTICES EXAM QUESTIONS AND
ANSWERS
What is inclusive child care? - Correct Answers -Inclusive child care is an approach to
child care that ensures every child has his or her unique needs met, and that every child
in the program can participate in every offering.
What are the requirements for an inclusive child care setting? - Correct Answers -
Children: The idea that all activities and environments in public places, including child
care programs, should be made accessible for all children. All have access to high-
quality care in a natural environment.
Staff: Should adequately address the needs of every child. Promote belonging,
participation, and engagement of children with and without disabilities in an inclusive
setting.
Policy: Any child care program can—and must by law—practice inclusion, which
welcomes all children into programs regardless of their abilities.
Environment: Accommodates children with and without disabilities so that they can fully
participate in play and learning activities.
Define "Support Services" as it relates to children with disabilities. - Correct Answers -
Support services are offered by agencies and organizations to help parents, child care
centers, family child care homes, and many others offer inclusive care for children with
disabilities. They are offered at no charge to families.
List some support services. - Correct Answers -*Screening, assessment, and evaluation
of suspected disabilities.
*Medical services, devices, and therapies.
*Advocacy and support professionals and groups. Ex: Florida Diagnostic & Learning
Resources System; The National Association for Gifted Children.
Define the term People First Language. - Correct Answers -People First Language is a
way to structure speech so it is supportive of children with special needs. Ex: Samantha
has Down Syndrome. Mention the person before the condition.
, Describe behaviors that show prejudice against people with disabilities and give
examples of how to overcome these in your classroom. - Correct Answers -*Adopts
slang terms for medical conditions.
*Makes assumptions about a person's abilities based on general knowledge about a
condition instead of knowledge about a unique individual.
*Has the effect of demoralizing or demeaning a person based on perceived conditions.
Ignoring, infantilizing, and objectifying are three behaviors that can be found in
prejudicial caregivers. Empower the children and help them see themselves reflected in
a positive way in the world around them.
*MODULE 2* Explain why inclusion is an important issue for child care providers. -
Correct Answers -Inclusion helps to ensure child care programs comply with the
Americans with Disabilities Act, a law that protects people with disabilities from
discrimination.
Describe the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and list some of its provisions that
are related to caring for children with disabilities. - Correct Answers -The ADA prohibits
discrimination based on mental or physical disabilities. Some provisions include:
Requiring commercial facilities and places of public accommodation to comply with
specific accessibility guidelines. Child care providers have to make reasonable
modifications in policies, procedures, and practices; remedy barriers to mobility and
communication; and provide auxiliary aids and services necessary to communicate with
children with disabilities. They also prohibit child care centers from charging parents
additional fees for the measures the center takes to provide care for a child with a
disability.
Describe the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act and list ways it could impact a
child care program. - Correct Answers -IDEA is a law ensuring services to children with
disabilities throughout the nation. It governs how states and public agencies provide
early intervention, special education, and related services to more than 6.5 million
eligible infants, toddlers, children, and youth with disabilities. Requires that all public
schools provide children with disabilities a free and appropriate public education
(FAPE).
Describe some of the legal and social reasons for practicing inclusive child care. -
Correct Answers -
Make a list of the ways inclusion is beneficial to caregivers, families, children, and
society. - Correct Answers -
*MODULE 3* Make a list of the child development principles described in this module
and describe each. - Correct Answers -1. The developmental sequence is similar for all
children.
