1. which of your responsibilities as a caregiver depends largely on where you live?
A. Managing staff
B. Meeting licensing requirements
C. Meeting children’s needs
D. Communicating with parents
2. Workloads in a child care facility should be
A. heavier for older employees.
B. related to the salary paid.
C. distributed as evenly as possible.
D. heavier for new employees.
3. Maria Montessori first began working with _______ children.
A. very smart
B. wealthy
C. ill
D. retarded
1. School-age children who are left to supervise themselves after school while their parents work are often referred to as _______ children.
A. privileged
B. abandoned
C. latchkey
D. caring
2. Which one of the following activities is not directly connected with providing a safe and healthy environment?
A. Washing hands after diapering children
B. Recording health evaluations of each child
C. Recording day-to-day achievements of each child
D. Providing a staffed arrival and departure area
3. As a caregiver, being a good neighbor means
A. cleaning up litter in the neighbor’s yard.
B. keeping your facility in good condition.
C. caring for your neighbor’s child.
D. loaning things to your neighbor.
1. Which one of the following would require the most frequent verbal or written communications with parents?
A. An explanation of the facility’s goals
B. An explanation of the facility’s program
C. Referral to special services
D. Achievements of and changes in a child
2. Research shows that the ______ is an important factor in a child’s development.
A. financial status of the child’s family
B. quality of parenting and care the child receives from adults
C. type of preschool the child attends
D. social status of the child’s family
3. Two important activities will help to form your child care program design. One activity is studying your program materials and the other is
A. observing child care facilities.
B. reading additional books on child care.
C. volunteering to help with kindergarten classes.
D. babysitting friends’ or relatives’ children.
1. A benefit for parents that a quality child care program offers is
A. increasing their guilt about leaving their child.
B. increasing their socioeconomic status.
C. giving parents a chance to network with other parents.
D. having their child become more attached to the caregiver than to them.
2. Which of these is considered a benefit of a quality child care program?
A. The child develops a closer relationship with the mother.
B. The child becomes more dependent on adults outside of the family.
C. The child learns to get along with adults and children outside of the nuclear family.
D. The child becomes more attached to the outside caregiver than to the immediate family.
3. A day care curriculum refers to the
A. place where day care takes place.
B. activities planned for the children.
C. hours the facility is open.
D. supervision of staff.
1. Jean Piaget was a
A. pediatrician
B. child care provider.
C. developmental psychologist.
D. factory worker.
2. Which one of the following types of child care does not occur in a home setting with home activities?
A. Family day care
B. In-home care
C. Home vis
3. School-age children who are left to supervise themselves after school while their parents work are often referred to as _______ children.
A. privileged
B. abandoned
C. latchkey
D. caring
