DCF
What age can children stop being required to nap?
5
How many books are we required to have for our classrooms?
1 per each kid.
How many hours of continuing education are we required to have?
25 hours
What is the maximum group size for a 2-21/2 year old?
12
How often should lesson plans be done?
What is the lowest temperature our classrooms can be at?
67 degrees.
What is something that is required in all age levels for a classroom?
Books, fine motor materials, dramatic play materials.
How many staff meetings are you required to attend at each year?
10
If you have 1 baby and 8 school agers are you in ratio?
No, you are not, because it is over the maximum group size for babies (8).
How many categories do lesson plans have?
5
Explain to me what is supposed to be written in a med log (hint there are 7 steps)
When (time and date), where (location), who, what happened, what did we do to help, signature
What makes us a 2 star rating with YoungStar?
We have teachers who are not a level 6 or higher.
How many paid holidays are there?
9
What is the numerical value for a 4-year old.
Give me an example of what you can do in your class that can replace Health and Physical Development when it is too cold outside.
Dancing, yoga, talking about foods, etc.
How many steps are there to washing dishes?
3
1. Wash dishes with soap and water
2. Rinse dishes of soap and water
3. Sanitize dishes and air dry
How many minutes of play are we supposed to give children each day?
50 minutes
How many days are you allotted for sick days per quarter?
1
If you have 4 3-year olds and 2 babies, are you over ratio?
No, you are not, 2 babies = .50 and 4 3-year olds = .40 = .90
Give me three out of the five domains required for lesson plans.
Health and physical development
Cognitive and general knowledge
Language development and communication
Social and emotional development
Approaches to learning
Does maximum child ratio count when you are outside?
No, it does not apply when you have multiple classrooms outside, just has to be in staff to child ratio.
Name 3 interest areas that we need to have in our room accessible to the children during free play.
Dramatic play, Math, Science and Nature, Music and Movement, Literacy and Writing, Art, Block and Construction play, etc.
Will you receive PTO for holiday if you call in the day before or after the holiday?
What is the number in which in a mixed age group that you would be considered in ratio?
1.04
What is an example of "Approaches to Learning" for an activity?
Tracing letters, counting numbers, identifying items, etc.