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Program Comparison
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Early Childhood
FACTS
100

In this type of program, a caregiver provides child care inside their own home.

Family Child Care Home

100

This program provides care and educational activities for groups of children in a facility.

Child Care Center

100

Most centers provide 24 hour care.  True or False

False


100

Studies have shown that Head Start is not a successful program.                  TRUE or FALSE

False

100

In Montessori Schools, children learn from sensory training.                    TRUE OR FALSE

True

200

This federally funded program provides education, health, nutrition, and family services.


Head Start



200

What program allows students to practice teaching while supervised by an experienced teacher?

Laboratory Schools

200

What is the most popular early childhood program?

Child Care Centers

200

Children's learning is the most rapid during the first ____ years of life.

5

200

The largest group of privately sponsored child care programs are operated by who?

churches or house of worship

300

This program helps children prepare for elementary school.

Kindergarten

300

What program allows parents to help operate the program and assist in the classroom?

Parent Cooperatives

300

What is a major disadvantage for the teacher in a parent cooperative?

lack of control or constant monitoring

300

The first kindergarten curriculum focused on what?

play
300

Montessori's goal is to "__________ ________ ____ ________".

learn how to learn

400

This program provides care before school, after school, during holidays, or over the summer.

School Aged Child Care

400

A child care center may be privately owned, nonprofit, church-sponsored, or operated by this type of organization for its workers’ children.

Employee Sponsored Child Care

400

___________ and __________ involvement is an important part of Head Start.

Parent, family

400

A trait that is important for children to develop in Montessori Schools is ________.

independence

400

List three traits of a quality early childhood program.

low staff turnover, cleanliness, trained and qualified staff, structure, covers all areas of development
500

Panther Preschool is an example of this type of program because high school students practice teaching young children.

Laboratory School

500

In a Montessori classroom, the teacher usually serves in this role instead of directing every activity.

facilitator or guide
500

What three health services are included in Head Start’s comprehensive health plan?

medical, dental, and mental health

500

What is the only national accreditation for at home centers?

NAFCC (National Accreditation of Family Child Care)

500

Head Start serves food that reflects the children's _________ and __________ needs.

cultural and ethnic