DCF Child Care, Preschool Appropriate Practices (PSPR) Questions with Verified Answers | 100% Correct| Latest 2025/2026 Update.

DCF Child Care, Preschool Appropriate
Practices (PSPR) Questions with Verified
Answers | 100% Correct| Latest
2025/2026 Update.

True or False?
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Children between the ages of 3 and 5 need to be exposed to as
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many different types of learning experiences as possible to make
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it easier for them to transition into kindergarten.
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True or False?
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To increase a child's vocabulary, parents should be encouraged to
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read to their child daily.
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True or False?
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Developmentally Appropriate Practice is made up of three i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



principles: age appropriateness, individual appropriateness, and
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cultural appropriateness. True
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True or False?
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Language development is one of the key aspects of a child's
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learning at ages 6 and 7. False i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,-

,Language development is one of the most important aspects of a
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child's learning during the ages of 3-5 years.
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True or False?
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Children's songs are entertaining but do not serve any
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educational purpose. False i,- i,-i,- i,-




Music has a general appeal to children of all ages and also
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features rhyming and repetition of words. Helping children learn
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the words to age appropriate music is a great way to ensure that
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they will absorb and retain new words.
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True or False?
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Poems, songs, stories, and parental involvement are all good
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ways of helping language develop for children.
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True or False?
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Songs like 'Old Macdonald' are important because they introduce
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children to new animals and the sounds they make.
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True or False?
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Onomatopoeia means words that describe sounds. i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-i,- i,- True
Onomatopoeia are words that make sounds like "Pop," "Bang,"
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"Plunk" and "Snap." i,- i,-

,True or False?
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Poems are a good way to introduce new words to children
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because they are short and feature rhyming and the repetition of
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words. True i,-i,- i,-




Jean Piaget -
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Erik Erikson -
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Development


According to Piaget, the four stages of cognitive development
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are: Sensorimotor - 0-2 years old
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Preoperational - 2-7 years old i,- i,- i,- i,-




Concrete-Operational - 7-11 years old i,- i,- i,- i,-




Formal Operations - 11 years old and older
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The Preoperational Stage
i,- During this stage, young children i,- i,-i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



learn about their world through their actions. This is one reason
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that hands-on learning is crucial during this stage of
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development. As a caregiver, you must provide children with as i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-



many opportunities for hands-on learning as possible.
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, According to Piaget, the Preoperational stage is from ages 2-
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7 and is most relevant to young children. During this stage,
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young children learn about their world through their actions.
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Children at this age (2-7) and stage (Preoperational)
i,- -Tend to
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think illogically, as they will begin to develop logic in the
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i,- next stage, concrete-operational.
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-Their thinking process is non-sequential, such as not
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understanding i,-




i,- that a small puddle was once an ice cube.
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-Are egocentric, meaning that they do not perceive the
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i,- consequences of their actions upon others. i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-




-They are beginning to understand simple concepts, e.g., to
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i,- large and small stack-able plastic bowls or to understand the
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i,- sequence of their daily schedule. i,- i,- i,- i,-




Piaget's theory explains how children interact with their
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environment to construct knowledge. i,- i,- i,-




What are some ways you can implement developmentally
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appropriate practice to support the growth of young children i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,- i,-