DCF CHILD CARE 40 HOUR CERTIFICATION EXAM
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
Natural Environment - ANSWER -places the child would typically be such as
home, the child care program, school, rather than a directors office or doctors
office.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice - ANSWER -research based framework
based on meeting children where they are individually, chronologically, and
culturally
Individualized Care - ANSWER -attention paid to a child that recognizes and
adapts to his or her unique character and physical emotional, and cognitive traits.
Screening Session - ANSWER -Trained adults identify and measure specific skills
and abilities as indicated by a screening instrument
Screening takes place - ANSWER -recurrently using an instrument that is proven
to be valid, accurate., and reliable
Family members involvement in screening - ANSWER -May be active or passive,
but always involved
Benefits of Screening - ANSWER --identify specific areas of concern
-determine if assessment or evaluation may be necessary
-basis for referral
-give info to parents to make decisions
-open ongoing communication with parents and others
Assessment - ANSWER -an agency or organization gathers and reviews multiple
sources of info about a child's suspected or confirmed developmental delay or
disability and uses data to improve a child's outcomes
Evaluation - ANSWER -procedures used by qualifies personnel that determines a
child's eligibility for federal, state, and local programs and services
Role as a child care professional - ANSWER -Observation, Screening and Referral
Guideline - ANSWER -general course of action taken to achieve a desired result
,Best Practice - ANSWER -specific action taken by experts in the field to achieve a
desired result
Guidelines for Observation and Screening - ANSWER -Be informed, objective
and accurate, honest and fair, focused
Objectivity - ANSWER -ability to set aside personal beliefs, values, opinions and
biases, and consider only facts
Subjectivity - ANSWER -involves the application of one's point of view when
determining a course of thought or action
Presumption - ANSWER -a belief about something or someone formed before
experience shows it is true
Good Faith - ANSWER -moral concept that means to work with sincere intention
of doing the right thing, with honesty and integrity and perform with best effort
possible
Validity - ANSWER -screening instruments soundness and legitimacy
Correlated - ANSWER -related
Replicated - ANSWER -repeated
Involving families in the prcoess - ANSWER --permission to screen
-enrollment info
-results of previous screenings
-health records
-family dynamics
-health issues
-written consent
Confidentiality - ANSWER -keeping personal info private
Quality programs have developmentally appropriate screening schedule for each
child and share it with the parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends screenings at: - ANSWER --9 months
-18 months
,-24 months or 30 months
Child care professionals should: - ANSWER -select the right screening tools, ask
the right questions, follow guidelines and best practices, involve families
checklist - ANSWER -a list of skills and abilities to be observed.
anecdotal record - ANSWER -write about the development of a skill or ability
after it has occured
conversations - ANSWER -word for word accounts of what children said while
being interviewed by a provider
can be phonetically, non verbal communication and body language also included
document children's ability to translate words into thoughts
documentation - ANSWER -everything in a child's file
in regards to observation- refers to records that help identify a child who may be at
risk of maltreatment, delay, disability or to relay a suspicion of child abuse
frequency count - ANSWER -how often a behavior happens
identify how often behaviors to be addressed or accommodated
running record - ANSWER -write about what is happening while you are
observing
standardized test - ANSWER -compare a child's development to other children of
the same age. ability to compare contrast, solve problems, classify objects, put
things in order, arrive at conclusions tested
time sample - ANSWER -document children's attention span. how much time they
spend doing an activity
work sample - ANSWER -observe a child's skill by using a product they have
created
can be 2d (drawing or writing) 3d (sculpture)
, could be a photograph or video of child building or recording of them singing or
telling a story
rating scale - ANSWER -used to measure behavior, skill, ability based on a series
of quality points or a continuum
Child care professionals do not - ANSWER -diagnose
at risk - ANSWER -describe a condition or situation of vulnerability or of being in
danger
at-risk - ANSWER -before a person or thing that is vulnerable or in danger
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - ANSWER -Mandates that
children with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education (FAPE)
Who is at Risk? - ANSWER -Males, living in poverty are at the highest risk for
developmental delay or disability
Developmental disability - ANSWER -chronic condition that is diagnosed in
childhood and substantially limits major life activities in adulthood, and impacts a
child's abilities to perform activities in one or more developmental domain
Autism - ANSWER -a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by
social impairments, communication difficulties, and restricted and repetitive
patterns of behavior
Down syndrome - ANSWER -a genetic disorder characterized by distinct physical
traits and intellectual impairments
Genetic disorders - ANSWER -conditions that are due to an abnormality in the
way a body's cells are structures. if it is genetic it is present at birth, even if not
diagnosed at the time
Distinct physical - ANSWER -traits refers to similar facial and body features
shared by people with down syndrome
Intellectual impairments - ANSWER -means that people with Down Syndrome
may have a difficult time understanding and processing info
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS VERIFIED 100% CORRECT
Natural Environment - ANSWER -places the child would typically be such as
home, the child care program, school, rather than a directors office or doctors
office.
Developmentally Appropriate Practice - ANSWER -research based framework
based on meeting children where they are individually, chronologically, and
culturally
Individualized Care - ANSWER -attention paid to a child that recognizes and
adapts to his or her unique character and physical emotional, and cognitive traits.
Screening Session - ANSWER -Trained adults identify and measure specific skills
and abilities as indicated by a screening instrument
Screening takes place - ANSWER -recurrently using an instrument that is proven
to be valid, accurate., and reliable
Family members involvement in screening - ANSWER -May be active or passive,
but always involved
Benefits of Screening - ANSWER --identify specific areas of concern
-determine if assessment or evaluation may be necessary
-basis for referral
-give info to parents to make decisions
-open ongoing communication with parents and others
Assessment - ANSWER -an agency or organization gathers and reviews multiple
sources of info about a child's suspected or confirmed developmental delay or
disability and uses data to improve a child's outcomes
Evaluation - ANSWER -procedures used by qualifies personnel that determines a
child's eligibility for federal, state, and local programs and services
Role as a child care professional - ANSWER -Observation, Screening and Referral
Guideline - ANSWER -general course of action taken to achieve a desired result
,Best Practice - ANSWER -specific action taken by experts in the field to achieve a
desired result
Guidelines for Observation and Screening - ANSWER -Be informed, objective
and accurate, honest and fair, focused
Objectivity - ANSWER -ability to set aside personal beliefs, values, opinions and
biases, and consider only facts
Subjectivity - ANSWER -involves the application of one's point of view when
determining a course of thought or action
Presumption - ANSWER -a belief about something or someone formed before
experience shows it is true
Good Faith - ANSWER -moral concept that means to work with sincere intention
of doing the right thing, with honesty and integrity and perform with best effort
possible
Validity - ANSWER -screening instruments soundness and legitimacy
Correlated - ANSWER -related
Replicated - ANSWER -repeated
Involving families in the prcoess - ANSWER --permission to screen
-enrollment info
-results of previous screenings
-health records
-family dynamics
-health issues
-written consent
Confidentiality - ANSWER -keeping personal info private
Quality programs have developmentally appropriate screening schedule for each
child and share it with the parents. The American Academy of Pediatrics
recommends screenings at: - ANSWER --9 months
-18 months
,-24 months or 30 months
Child care professionals should: - ANSWER -select the right screening tools, ask
the right questions, follow guidelines and best practices, involve families
checklist - ANSWER -a list of skills and abilities to be observed.
anecdotal record - ANSWER -write about the development of a skill or ability
after it has occured
conversations - ANSWER -word for word accounts of what children said while
being interviewed by a provider
can be phonetically, non verbal communication and body language also included
document children's ability to translate words into thoughts
documentation - ANSWER -everything in a child's file
in regards to observation- refers to records that help identify a child who may be at
risk of maltreatment, delay, disability or to relay a suspicion of child abuse
frequency count - ANSWER -how often a behavior happens
identify how often behaviors to be addressed or accommodated
running record - ANSWER -write about what is happening while you are
observing
standardized test - ANSWER -compare a child's development to other children of
the same age. ability to compare contrast, solve problems, classify objects, put
things in order, arrive at conclusions tested
time sample - ANSWER -document children's attention span. how much time they
spend doing an activity
work sample - ANSWER -observe a child's skill by using a product they have
created
can be 2d (drawing or writing) 3d (sculpture)
, could be a photograph or video of child building or recording of them singing or
telling a story
rating scale - ANSWER -used to measure behavior, skill, ability based on a series
of quality points or a continuum
Child care professionals do not - ANSWER -diagnose
at risk - ANSWER -describe a condition or situation of vulnerability or of being in
danger
at-risk - ANSWER -before a person or thing that is vulnerable or in danger
Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA) - ANSWER -Mandates that
children with disabilities receive a free and appropriate public education (FAPE)
Who is at Risk? - ANSWER -Males, living in poverty are at the highest risk for
developmental delay or disability
Developmental disability - ANSWER -chronic condition that is diagnosed in
childhood and substantially limits major life activities in adulthood, and impacts a
child's abilities to perform activities in one or more developmental domain
Autism - ANSWER -a group of neurodevelopmental disorders characterized by
social impairments, communication difficulties, and restricted and repetitive
patterns of behavior
Down syndrome - ANSWER -a genetic disorder characterized by distinct physical
traits and intellectual impairments
Genetic disorders - ANSWER -conditions that are due to an abnormality in the
way a body's cells are structures. if it is genetic it is present at birth, even if not
diagnosed at the time
Distinct physical - ANSWER -traits refers to similar facial and body features
shared by people with down syndrome
Intellectual impairments - ANSWER -means that people with Down Syndrome
may have a difficult time understanding and processing info
