the provider takes care of a small number of children in a family residence.
What is family child care
100
learning new techniques for managing behavior; learning about typical child development; observing how their child relates to others; becoming aware of school and community resources
What are the benefits of parent involvement.
100
the four themes that early childhood professionals are facing
What is social reform; the importance of childhood; transmitting values and professionalism.
100
the child stands in one spot, may look around, makes random movements with no apparent goal.
What is unoccupied play?
100
The person who opened the first kindergarten in Blakenburgh, Germany in 1837
Who was Friedrich Froebel.
200
A 1965 federal program established as a part of the "war on poverty".
What is Head Start.
200
They were two 18th century educators who detailed ways for families to work with their children.
Who are Pestalozzi and Froebel?
200
One of the national goals that has implications for early childhood education professionals
What is "ready to learn"?
200
the child plays alone and independently of others
What is solitary play?
200
The author of Orbis Pictus, considered the first picture book for young children.
Who was Comenius.
300
this was the first longitudinal study to measure the effectiveness of preschool education and to track students to age 27.
What was the Perry Preschool Study?
300
A newsletter, a bulletin board, comfortable seating, informal contacts are all examples of this.
What are ways to build partnerships with families and to communicate with them?
300
Two broad based research studies shed light on effects of cost and ____________ care.
What is quality
300
this play involves social interaction, but no organization. Interested in others without organized plan.
What is associative play?
300
The Italian physician who opened Casa di Bambini in 1907.
Who is Maria Montessori ?
400
This is the organization that established set of criteria that serves as standards of excellence (Developmentally Appropriate Practice)
What is the National Association of the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
400
the actual act of transiton from home to school.
what is the separation process?
400
this is considered one of the most serious issues facing the early childhood education field today
What is recruiting and retaining quality staff?
400
may watch while others play, may talk but does not enter play. Shows active interest in the play of others
What is on-looker play?
400
Siblings who extended services beyond education to include medical and dental care for young children.
Who were the McMillan Sisters
500
This is an evaluation tool meant to measure the quality of early childhood environments/programs for children between 2 yrs to 5yrs in age.
What is the Early Childhood Environmental Rating Scale? (ECERS)
500
the program that started out as a parent cooperative and now is one of the best examples of parent partnerships.
What is Reggio Emilia?
500
the period of human development in which society has an obligation of providing a quality of life.
What is childhood?
500
Socially interacts in a group with a sense of group identity. Joins an organized activity, a prototype for games.
What is cooperative play?
500
The person who established the laboratory school at the University of Chicago and develop the pragmatic approach to education, becoming the leader of the Progressive Movement in American education.