Family & Community
George has an associate degree and has just opened his own child care facility in his hometown. He does the hiring for the facility and manages the day-to-day operations. George is ___.
An entrepreneur
When sending written communications to parents, it is best to use the active voice to describe a child’s actions or activities. Which of the following best illustrates use of the active voice?
Natalie played in the dramatic play area pretending to be a movie star.
Amy is new employee at a local child care center. She has a two-year degree in early childhood education, but appears to have problems controlling children’s behavior and guidance.
Which of the following would be the most appropriate opportunity to help Amy’s
Signing up for a guidance workshop
The physical environment of a child care center must meet minimum requirements. Which of the following determines those requirements?
When marketing a childcare program in the community, the director should consider all of the following except
Audience
Which of the following is a length of time that allows directors to evaluate and consider an employee’s performance in the child care center?
Probationary period
A parent arrives at the child care center with her child, she tells the assistant, Antonio, that her child, Mark, has had a difficult morning. Mark was upset and did not eat breakfast because he did not see his dad that morning who left early for an out-of-town trip.
Record the information in Mark’s folder
Holly wants to have a child care center licensed and accredited. All of the following suggests benefits of accreditation except
A nationally recognized credential program that may give early childhood professionals credibility is the ___.
Which of the following is the most appropriate site for a parent-teacher discussion about a child?
Director’s office
The need for early childhood educators in the 21st century is expected to
Increase in numbers
All of the following are important topics for parent communications except
Time spent in transition activities center
Richard is a student at a preschool, and he works with toddlers who sometimes have toilet accidents. Richard is very patient and calm when toilet accidents and works to ease the children’s embarrassment.
Which of the following NAEYC core values if Richard exhibiting?
Which of the following entities is responsible for ensuring that child care facilities comply with state and federal child care requirements.
Kristi just moved into a new town and is the director of the child care center. Which of the following is the most appropriate action for Kristi to become involved with the community?
Provide community interest sessions on child development
A compassionate early childhood education teacher is __.
Nurturing
Before volunteering in a child care classrooms, parents and/or community members should attend ___.
Orientation
Lisa works with toddlers. One of the center’s goal is to develop effective and appropriate language skills. Which of the following would be the most appropriate activity for Lisa to use to promote the goal?
Alvin was hired as a new teacher for three-year-olds. The administration informed Alvin that he must prepare an effective environment for the children, communicate effectively with administration, staff, children and parents, get along and network with coworkers, continue his learning and education, and manage time wisely.
Alvin gets to work early each Monday and changes his bulletin board to show the learning that will take place during the week. Which role is Alvin demonstrating?
Communicating effectively
Networking with administration
Continuing his learning and education
Managing his time wisely
Membership dues for an early childhood professional organization can be used for all of the following except
A successful teacher
Has confidence in his or her abilities
Shelia has a child in her toddler program in the child care center. The child often leaves letters off words, such as saying “cat” instead of “boat”.
Gwen works with four year old children. While monitoring the students outside at play, one child fell off a piece of playground equipment. The child was taken to the hospital for treatment, and Gwen completed report on the incident.
Which of the following most accurately illustrates the information Gwen must report?
Dr. Tobes is the executive director for an early childhood education professional organization. He presents information to the members of Congress when issues concerning early childhood education arise. Dr. Tobes works to secure appropriate funding for childcare centers and works to provide the benefits of effective child care for children.
Which of the following responsibilities is Dr. Tobes illustrating?
Parent contacts
Child advocacy
Staff development
Parent contacts