KGLC Curriculum & Program
The official name of Kinder-Garden Learning Center’s curriculum plan is called:
A) "As You Grow"
B) "Steps to Success"
A) "As You Grow"
This is the maximum allowed group size for children under two years of age.
Eight (8)
To ensure safe sleep practices, infants at KGLC must always be held during feedings and put down to sleep exclusively in this type of equipment.
A crib
While sitting alone and visibly supervised during a "Time Out," a child's time is limited to one minute per year of age, never exceeding this overall time limit.
5 minutes
True or False: Staff can wear as much jewelry as they want as long as it looks professional.
False. Jewelry should be kept to a minimum, especially dangling or facial jewelry.
Children under this age are strictly prohibited from having access to cell phones, laptops, and computers:
A) Two (2) years of age
B) Three (3) years of age
A) Two (2) years of age
For a group of children over three years old, one teacher or program staff member is required for every this many children.
Ten (10)
During outdoor play, teachers are required to continually perform this action around the playground area to assure complete supervision.
Continuously moving around
During drop-off, an adult sees another child grab a toy from their toddler and steps in to reprimand that child directly. According to KGLC policy, is this adult permitted to discipline someone else's child is this?
(Results in immediate termination of the child/family of the reprimanding adult)
To test if a top is long enough to prevent exposed skin when bending or reaching, staff are encouraged to perform the "mirror test" by doing this physical action:
A) Bending over to touch their toes
B) Raising their arms to see if any flesh is visible
C) Sitting down in a child-sized chair
B) Raising their arms to see if any flesh is visible
In addition to Developmentally Appropriate Practice and a Hands-On Approach, the third core pillar of the KGLC curriculum is:
A) Whole Language
B) Direct Instruction
A) Whole Language
To properly supervise children at all times, staff must be able to maintain supervision by both of these two sensory means.
Sight and Sound
See and Hear
To maintain proper ratios when a single child needs to go to the bathroom, teachers must either use an extra staff member or do this with the class.
Take an entire group.
Under KGLC policy, staff members are strictly prohibited from physically restraining a child unless it is necessary for this reason:
Protection and safety of others.
According to KGLC's rule of thumb, how long should shorts or skirts be at minimum?
At or longer than the length of your fingertips when your hands are by your side.
Which age range corresponds to Level 1 of the 'AS YOU GROW' program?
A.18 months to 36 months
B. Birth to 18 months
B. Birth to 18 months
If a classroom has a mixed age group containing even a single child under two years old, the staff-to-child ratio automatically becomes this.
1 to 4
During meal and snack times in toddler classrooms, teachers actively emphasize this skill by teaching utensil techniques and sitting with the group.
Self feeding or feeding themselves.
Before resorting to redirection or a structured "Time Out," KGLC policy dictates that teachers must first address inappropriate behavior using this specific approach:
A) Loss of play privileges
B) Positive guidance
C) Verbal warnings with loss of stickers
D) Immediate peer mediation
B) Positive guidance
Name three types of clothing specifically listed as inappropriate for work at KGLC.
Spaghetti straps, tank tops, halter/tube tops, shirts showing the belly button, low-rise jeans, short-shorts, mini-skirts, jeans with holes in them, pajamas (on a non pj party day),
For children ages two and up, program staff are required to restrict access to cell phones, laptops, and computers unless the devices are used specifically for:
A) Educational or physical activities
B) Scheduled rest time or rewards
A) Educational or physical activities
During nap times, staff must ensure that infant heads remain uncovered and that infants are always placed down to sleep in this specific position.
On their backs.
To eliminate blind spots and maintain constant visual coverage across the classroom throughout the day, teachers are required to continually perform this physical action.
Reposition themselves.
When a decision is made to remove a child from the center, KGLC is required to keep the child enrolled if the parents or legal guardians do NOT agree with the decision.
A) True — Parent consent is required to complete an exclusion
B) False — The Leadership Team's decision is final, but KGLC will assist in finding alternative placement
B) False — The Leadership Team's decision is final, but KGLC will assist in finding alternative placement
Uh ohhh.... A staff member arrives wearing clothing that their supervisor determines is not professional enough for the classroom. According to the policy, what can the supervisor require the staff member to do?
Leave the center, then return once appropriately dressed.