YMCA Trivia
Acronyms
YMCA or EEC?
Child Guidance
CACFP
100

Name at least 4 towns that the MetroWest YMCA serves

What are...

Ashland, Holliston Hopkinton, Framingham, Natick, Wayland, Sherborn, Sudbury, Wayland, and more

100

YMCA stands for...

What is Young Men's Christian Association?*

*The Y is the rebranded version.

100

The Rule of 3

What is YMCA? 

100

How should staff position themselves when supervising a group of children?

What is Back* to the wall with all children within sight (sound when possible.)

*Children should never be behind your back.

100

What type of serving meals encourages healthy eating relationships and self discipline?

What is "Family Style"? 

200

Name the 3 Branches of the MetroWest YMCA

What are Education, Hopkinton, and  Framingham?

200

OST stands for...

What is Out of School Time? 

200

HEPA (Healthy Eating and Physical Activity)

What is YMCA?

200

How do you show a child you're truly listening and engaged? 

Asking questions

Getting down on their level

Paying attention to what they say

Repeating back to them their problems

200

Federal Regulations require Child Care Providers to record their menus and meal counts no later than:

What is at the point of service?

300

The four YMCA core values

What are Caring, honesty, respect, & responsibility?

300

EEC stands for

What is Department of Early Education and Care?

300

A 1 to 13 ratio 

What is EEC?

300

Staff should _____ before allowing their group to access a new space or area such as a playground.

What is Check the area to ensure it is safe?

300

The components required for a complete CACFP super snack/meal.

What are milk, whole grain, meat/meat alternative, fruit or vegetable x2?

400

The three areas of focus at each Y are...

What are Social Responsibility, Healthy Living and Youth Development?

400

CACFP stands for...

What is Child and Adult Care Food Program?

400

This agency is: "a cause-driven charitable organization that helps people build a healthy spirit, mind, and body."

What is the Y? 

400

What are the 3 R's of recovery? 

What is... recognize, reconcile, and resolve. 

400

Refrigerators storing food need to be between these two temperatures

What is 36 and 41 Fahrenheit?

500

Who is the executive director of Education? 

Who is Heidi Kaufman? 

500

ELC stands for...

What is Early Learning Center?

500

The mission of this agency is: "to provide the foundation that supports all children in their development as lifelong learners and contributing members of the community, and to support families in their essential work as parents and caregivers."

What is "EEC"?

500

What is a natural VS logical consequence?

A natural consequence is a result of something the child does.(Running down the hall way, trips and falls.)

Logical consequences established by staff or parents, explained to the child and is still an outcome of the child's choice. (Being unsafe in the pool, being asked to sit out of swim.)

500

The sponsor must submit necessary documents how often?

What is yearly?