This covers the period from birth to nine years of age.
What is Early Childhood
100
They teach 5 year olds.
What are Kindergarten Teachers
100
Children enjoy adults who can laugh. Having a sense of _____ is helpful when working with children.
What is Humor
100
The primary goal of the ____ was for children to "learn how to learn."
What is the Montessori Approach
100
In the 1960's, the federal government designed the Head Start program to overcome the negative effects of _____ on young children.
What is Poverty
200
A person from a foreign country who lives with a family in exchange for room, board, and transportation.
What is an Au Pair
200
They come in a child's home and provides care. One is usually paid by wages, the other usually lives there, in exchange for childcare and housework.
What are Nannies and Au Pairs
200
Young children often need extra time to complete tasks. Effective teachers are _____ with the children.
What is Patient
200
Facilities that offer full-day children's programs
What is are child care centers
200
Head Start is an example of a _____ sponsored program.
What is Publicly
300
They provide care in a child's home for wages.
What is a Nanny
300
They provide childcare for children ranging in age from 6 weeks to 12 years. They are the most common type of childcare, and are provided in private homes.
What are Family Childcare Programs
300
Meeting the demands of the early childhood field requires you to be _____ to the job.
What is Committed
300
This type of care focuses primarily on meeting the child's physical needs.
What is Custodial Care
300
The program mainly provides child care and education for ____ and ____ year olds from low-income families.
What is 4 and 5
400
This is a person who creates and runs his or her own business.
What is an Entrepeneur
400
They are usually employed by the state. Their role is to protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of children attending centers.
What are Licensing Specialists
400
You have to be _____ in yourself to be more successful with children.
What is Confident
400
This certifies that a set of standards has been met by a child care center.
What is being accredited
400
All children who attend a Head Start program are given a total _____.
What is a health plan
500
A national credential given to those who have completed postsecondary courses in childcare education and have demonstrated their ability to work with young children.
What is the Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential
500
Their responsibilities are broader than a teacher's. They market their programs, recruit children, hire supervising staff, and manage the budget.
What are Child Care Directors
500
The most important trait of an early childhood teacher is _____.
What is Fondness for Children
500
Campus schools that are located on a postsecondary or college campus.
What is a Laboratory School
500
Head Start recognizes the _____ as the child's first teacher.