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100
This is one thing we can do to make toys easy for children to access.
What is place them low? What is remove box lids? What is use shallow boxes? Other answers may be acceptable.
100
This is someone you could ask for clarification on an ERS standard.
Who is your Early Achiever TA? Who is Connie? Other answers may be acceptable
100
Commonly used in child care, this solution should not be sprayed anywhere near children.
What is bleach solution?
100
For even a minimal rating, child care providers should use books with children this often.
What is daily?
100
For a good quality rating, providers should sing to (or with) children this often. And a rater needs to see it.
What is daily?
200
This 4-word phrase is used throughout the book to explain how long children should have access to materials.
What is "much of the day?"
200
This thick and heavy book uses words and photos to further explain all the items in the ERS spiral.
What is All About the ITERS?
200
This is one activity that would be considered "high risk" for an infant or toddler; it requires close supervision.
Answers may vary: What is eating/drinking, Water play, Sand play, Handling choking hazards, On climbing equipment?
200
No more than this number of the accessible books should be in disrepair.
What is three books?
200
Small art items like marker lids, pom poms, and broken crayons are consider unsafe for children under this age.
What is 2-1/2?
300
This is the percentage of children in your care who must be able to easily access toys.
What is 100%?
300
This book explains national health and safety standards.
What is Caring for Our Children?
300
This is the maximum distance an adult should be from an eating or drinking infant or toddler.
What is within arm's reach?
300
These types of building materials would not be considered "blocks."
What is interlocking? (Also accept answer, "What is under 2 inch blocks?")
300
Music should not be used as "background sound" (without a specific purpose) for more than this many minutes.
What is 20 minutes?
400
If babies aren't mobile enough to easily move to toys, providers must do this for them.
What is bring the toys TO them?
400
This is the website address for the site you visit to get the updated notes for your spiral book.
What is ersi.info?
400
To meet even minimum quality standards, the ERS expects us to check on children who are using the bathroom, if they are this age or younger.
What is 5 years old or younger?
400
For a high quality rating, these 3 categories of block accessories are required.
What are animals, people, and transportation toys?
400
For a "good" quality rating, young toddlers should be offered art materials this often. Older children need it more often.
What is 3 times per week?
500
Not one child should be COMPLETELY without materials for more than this length of time.
What is 20 minutes?
500
This is the page of the spiral that includes a general explanation of the term, "accessible."
What is page 7 (ITERS) or page 9 (FCCERS)?
500
Children love to play in a box full of this, but if they eat it, it's a supervision issue.
What is sand?
500
According to 5.1 in the Book category, no books accessible to children can be like this.
What is violent or frightening?
500
Drawing materials need only be accessible "much of the day" for this age group.
What are preschoolers (2-1/2 to 5)?