FL DCF Child Care Understanding
Developmentally Appropriate Practices
(UDAP) 2019
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Developmentally Appropriate age appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and
Practice focuses on children social/cultural appropriateness.
birth through eight years old
and is made up of three
principle components:
Knowing the typical behaviors to plan the most appropriate environments and activities to
and growth patterns for a optimize the learning experience for children in care.
certain age group is necessary
A child's age, temperament, are all factors that affect his or her development.
personality, and family history
Children's learning experiences the social and cultural contexts in which they live.
are enhanced when caregivers
are aware of and support
Caregivers should be intentional purposeful, challenging, and achievable.
about planning learning
experiences that are
addressing disparities in school success and achievement;
Three critical challenges
integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school
impacting early childhood
programming; and improving teacher preparation, professional
practices are:
development and ongoing support.
True
T or F? Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are:
One critical challenge currently
impacting early childhood 1. Addressing differences in school success and achievement
practices is addressing 2. Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school
differences in school success programming
and achievement. 3. Improving teacher preparation, professional development and
ongoing support
, T or F? True
Teachers are professional Fundamental to Developmentally Appropriate Practice is the
decision makers who are all well understanding that all teachers make important decisions every
prepared and have all of the day. Preplanning and organizing the environment with learning
resources necessary to assist goals and objectives in mind
them in decision making.
T or F? False
A critical challenge impacting Three critical challenges impacting early childhood practices are:
early childhood practices is Addressing differences in school success and achievement
helping professionals minimize Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school
their participation in programming
professional development *Improving teacher preparation, professional development and
opportunities. ongoing support
T or F? False
The three components of Developmentally Appropriate Practice focuses on children birth
Developmentally Appropriate through eight years old and is made up of three principle
Practice are age components: age appropriateness, individual appropriateness,
appropriateness, individual and social/cultural appropriateness.
appropriateness, and special
needs appropriateness.
T or F? True
between preschools and Creating curricular connection, communication and
elementary schools greatly collaboration between preschools and elementary schools
enhances educational quality would greatly enhance educational quality and improve child
and improves child outcomes. outcomes.
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T or F? True
Effective teaching strategies for Effective teaching strategies for extending the learning
extending the learning experience may include having conversations, using questioning
experience may include having techniques and allowing large blocks of time to practice newly
conversations, using questioning acquired skills.
techniques, and allowing large
blocks of time to practice newly
acquired skills.
T or F? True
Knowledgeable caregivers are
able to build on what children
already know and can do.
T or F? False
Studies show that highly Studies show, highly effective teachers have clearly defined
effective teachers improvise goals for children and they thoughtfully prepare environments,
goals for children and experiences and activities to meet those goals.
sporadically prepare
environments, experiences and
activities to meet those goals.
T or F? True
Research shows that children
need educational experiences
that support development
across all domains, with each
skill building on one another.