DAP Matters
Quality in Early Child Care
Making connections
Theorist
Classroom
100
Synapse
What is formed when axons and dendrites form a connection?
100
Safety, appeal, age appropriateness and accessibility.
What are some basic things to keep in mind when you are selecting toys and materials for your classroom?
100

An emotional tie to a specific person and/or thing

What is attachment?

100

His theory is based on the idea that a child is molded by their culture, society, and their environment.

Who is Vygotsky?

100

What development domain shows when a child is curious and the eager to learn?

Approached to learning

200

1. Addressing differences in school success and achievement 2. Integrating and aligning preschool and elementary school programming 3. Improving teacher preparation, professional development and ongoing support

What are three challenges impacting early childhood practices?

200
Licensure, lower ratios, smaller group size, caregiver qualifications, professional development for staff, health and safety regulations, inclusive environment
What are structural indicators of quality child care.
200

Language/Custom Barriers Single Parent/Foster Parent/Grandparents as Primary Caregiver Special Needs

What are some of the barriers that affect a parent’s ability to become involved?

200

When child learn a new skill with help from an adult

Scaffolding

200

How a room is set up to avoid the children from running around.

Traffic Pattern

300

Developmentally Appropriate Practice and its 3 components?

What does DAP stand for?

age, individual, social/cultural appropriateness

300

Children who participate in quality programming tend to have improved language and cognitive skills, higher math skills, greater social competence, fewer challenging behaviors, and greater academic achievement.

What are benefits associated with high quality child care?

300

Observers, nurturer, administrator, programmer, discipliner and teacher.

What are roles caregivers play?

300

The moments when child are actually learning.

Zone of Proximal Development

300

Children need daily routines and schedules that are ___,______, and___________.

flexible, consistent and predictable

400
Considering what is typical for a child within a given age group, knowledge about the general pattern of growth and knowing typical behaviors and growth patterns for a certain age group for the children in care.
What is "age appropriateness"?
400
Curriculum and established routines, language and reasoning activities, sensitive and responsive interactions, collaboration and provisions for parents and families, child-size furnishings, well defined and equipped space that meets the needs of all children
What are process indicators of quality child care and give examples of each?
400

A person who reaches outside of the child care program to connect to neighborhoods and resources.

What is a Community Networker?

400

Successfully meeting the needs at each level in the hierarchy of needs results in is...

fulfilling the purpose and meaning of one's life.

400

What stage is it called when children scribble as a form of art?

Free Radical

500
Considering the needs of each child as a unique individual, being aware that all children are different. Although a child is a certain age, his/her temperament, personality, and family history are all factors that affect his/her development.
What is "Individual Appropriateness"?
500

What are ways child caregiver can support families and their children to support healthy growth and development in children.

BY Forming partnerships

500

Brian connections are stimulated by _________,______ and ____.

events, experiences, attachements

500

Put the 5 stages of Maslow's Hierarchy of Needs in order from bottom to top

self actualization

self-esteem

social

safety

basic

500
Early childhood scholarship program used to assist caregivers in going back to school to continue education in child care.
What is T.E.A.C.H?
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