DAP
DAP stands for
What is developmentally Appropriate Practice
How many square feet of indoor space for each child is required?
What is 35 square feet
What is redirection?
What is distracting children with alternate activity, toy or conversation
A child falls down and hits their head on the corner of a toy and cuts it open. They are bleeding. What is your first response?
What is- Apply pressure and wash wound
How many hands-on practical hours working with children are required to get your CDA?
What is 480 hours
Change the following statement to a positive guidance statement:
Stop pulling Brittneys hair!
Please be soft with Brittneys hair.
You need 1 toilet per ____ children in a childcare?
What is 15
An objective must include what 3 things?
Who, what, how
An up-to-date record of ____________________ must be kept on file for every child in the daycare.
What is immunizations
Which agency should be notified if child abuse is suspected?
What is CPS (Child Protective Services)
DAP curriculum, books, posters, etc. should be:
(need two concrete terms here)
Inclusive, non sexist, multicultural, student directed, respectful, accepting, etc.
What is the ratio required of teacher to infant (Birth-23 months) in a daycare
What is 1:4
A child is misbehaving by not sharing toys and fighting with other. You are going to give them choices. Give an example of how you would word this.
You can choose to share your toys or you will not be allowed to play with them anymore. What choice are you going to make?
What should be used by teachers during diapering, toileting, food preparing, and first aid?
What are gloves
What is a headstart childcare program vs Montessori?
Headstart is government funded for lower income but provided as public resource must qualify
Montessori is more private and more money but has resources, student directed
A consequence that a childcare giver imposes for misbehavior is called ______________, while a consequence that occurs naturally because of the choices made by the child is called ______________.
What is logical, natural
What is the ratio of teacher to children for 4 year-olds?
What is 1:15
What is scaffolding?
What is providing supports for children to understand the daily lesson or reach objectives (I.e. modeling, showing an example, one on one teaching, breaking kids into partners or groups, using manipulatives)
When preparing/feeding snacks to children in a daycare, what are two things that must be taken into consideration?
What is allergies, food lifestyles (vegan, vegetarian etc) choking hazards, safe food serving.
How old does an assistant teacher, teacher and director need to be?
What is assistant 16, teacher 18, director 21
What does NAEYC stand for?
What is National Association for the Education of Young Children
What is the amount of square feet required for children in the OUTSIDE play area?
What is 40 square feet
What are the the following types of play:
playing alone _________________
playing next to another child but not with them __________________
playing in the same space under the same theme but with different goals __________________________
playing together under the same theme and with the same goal _____________________________
Name 3 times handwashing is required
What is before or preparing bottles, before and after eating or preparing snacks, after using toilet or helping children use toilet, after contact with bodily fluid, when coming in from outside, when arriving to work, after cleaning or taking out garbage
When speaking of space arrangement in a childcare what centers or areas should be in the following:
Dry Area _____________
Wet Area____________
Quiet Area____________
Active Area_____________
Space arrangement
Wet- Visual arts, Science, sensory
Dry- Mathematics and manipulative
Active- Dramatic arts and blocks
Quiet- English Language Arts and technology