Acronyms
Vocab
Types of Care
EC Teachers
Other
100
NAEYC
What National Association for the Education of Young Children?
100
The period from birth to nine years.
What is Early Childhood?
100
In this setting, an early childhood educator provides care and education for children, as well as administer his or her own business.
What is a family child-care home?
100
This person provides support for and assists a lead teacher in providing developmentally appropriate curriculum.
What is an associate teacher?
100
This person provides care in a child's home. This person may live in the child's home.
What is a nanny?
200
DPW
What is the Department of Public Welfare?
200
A guiding set of moral principles.
What are ethics?
200
Typically considered the first year of formal schooling; services 5 and 6 year olds.
What is Kindergarten?
200
The lead teacher in a child care center. This person is responsible for plans, activities, and ultimate care of children.
What is a group supervisor?
200
This person is from a foreign country who lives with a family and performs tasks similar to a nanny.
What is an au pair?
300
What a teacher knows about child development, what a teacher knows about the individual child, and what a teacher knows about the child's social and cultural background is used to determine these practices in the classroom.
What is DAP (developmentally appropriate practice)?
300
The mother is the homemaker and the father is the wage earner. Together they have several children.
What is a traditional family?
300
Educational programs serving 3 and 4 year olds prior to their entrance to kindergarten.
What is preschool?
300
This is NOT true about EC teachers: they make decisions based on a specialized body of knowledge; they continue to learn throughout their careers; they are committed to providing the best care and education possible for every child; they earn more money on average than workers in other professions.
What is they earn more money on average than workers in other professions?
300
This person is usually employed by the state and their job is to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of children attending centers.
What is a licensing specialist?
400
PK
What prekindergarten?
400
Getting along with your co-workers, working as a team, supporting your co-workers through your actions and words.
What is teamwork?
400
Care that is supported by the parent's employer.
What is corporate sponsored child care?
400
This person works with parents to help them learn parenting skills.
What is a parenting educator?
400
This person creates and runs his or her own business.
What is an entrepreneur?
500
CDA
What is the Child Development Associate Credential?
500
Allowing children time to explore, solve problems, and create. Calmly providing extra time to complete tasks.
What is patience?
500
Provides service to the elderly as well as young children.
What is intergenerational care?
500
All teachers should have this....believing in yourself and your skills and abilities.
What is confidence?
500
Willing to give your time and abilities to something you are involved with. Not expecting rewards - monetarily or verbally. Dedication.
What is the commitment?
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