Health and Safety
Minimum amount of time children and staff should wash their hands.
What is 20 seconds?
Provides a safe and nurturing environment for children to learn and play.
What is an early childhood teacher?
The process of how children think, explore and problem solve.
What is cognitive development?
Dramatic play, science, art, and library are examples of what?
What are classroom centers?
Healthy Living
Youth Development
Social Responsibility
What is areas of focus?
Document that lists steps for fire, tornado, and evacuation drills.
What is a risk management plan?
Position staff, set up the environment, seen & counted, listen, engage & redirect.
What is active supervison?
Focuses on children's progress towards developmental & educational goals.
What is assessment?
Objective, theme, materials, activity, and follow up are apart of.
What is a lesson plan?
We invite
We support
We connect
We engage
What are the YMCA service standards?
Policy that states there must always be 1 kid to 2 teacher or 2 kids to 1 teacher.
What is the rule of 3?
Changing a child's focus from a challenging behavior to a positive one.
What is positive redirection?
Helps children understand themselves and others, builds healthy relationships, and manage emotions effectively.
What is social-emotional development?
Practices that are culturally, linguistically, and ability appropriate for each child.
What is developmentally appropriate practice?
The CLC became apart of the YMCA.
In what year?
A person legally obligated to repeat any suspicion of child abuse and neglect.
What is a mandated reporter?
Provides security and structure, helps with transitions.
What are routines?
Term for fear of strangers, which often peaks around 8-9 months.
What is stranger anxiety?
Learning setting where all children regardless of ability, culture, background, or development needs are welcome, valued, and supported.
What is an inclusive environment?
Caring, Honesty, Respect, Responsibility, & Faith
What are the core values?
1:4, 1:5, 1:8, & 1:10
What are the classroom ratios?
Intentional interactions, guidance, and support throughout the learning process.
What is active engagement?
The ability to understand and regulate one's own emotions.
What is emotional intelligence?
Flexible child centered framework based on children's interest developmental stages and cultural backgrounds.
What is curriculum?
YMCA's mascot
Who is Macy?