Vocab
Early Childhood is what age range?
Birth to 9 years old
What is the first step to obtaining the CDA?
Prepare. 120 hours in classroom and 480 hours in child care center
Lesson planning should be based upon the child's....
age, abilities, strengths and needs.
What is a characteristic of a successful teacher?
Patience, passion for children, Compassion, sense of humor
What is an Au Pair?
Someone who travels from a different country, lives with the family and provides child care
What is the difference between Nanny and Au pair
A nanny is from the county and may or may not live with the family. The Au Pair lives with the family and comes from a different country.
How long is the CDA good for?
3 Years
Quality programs focus on (blank) when developing lessons
whole child
Why is time management an important skill for child care teacher?
You don't have much "down" time to get lesson planning, assessments done
What is a Licensing Specialist?
Someone who is employed by the state to inspect child care centers.
Why is a corporate childcare center beneficial for the employer
Productivity increases for the employees.
List the degrees associate with Early childhood education from lowest degree to highest.
CDA, Associate and Bachelors
what is the largest professional organization in child care
National Association for the Education of Young Children (NAEYC)
Why does a teacher need patience in child care?
It can be a high stress job.
What is Developmental Appropriate Practice?
A framework or approach to working with young children that is based on Knowledge of how children learn and develop at different ages and stages.
What is the most common type of entrepreneur in child care
Family Child Care Home
List the 5 steps in the correct order. Demonstrate, Apply, earn, renew and prepare.
Prepare, Apply, Demonstrate, Earn and Renew
What is continuing education called for early childhood professionals.
Professional Development
What types of skills would help a teacher work smarter not harder?
organization
What does CDA stand for?
Child Development Associate Credential
What is the job of a pre-kindergarten teacher
to prepare the children for kindergarten.
What are the 4 different types of setting you can get your CDA in
Center Based infant toddler, Center based preschool, Family child care home, home visitor programs
What is Ethics
The guiding set of principles.
Why is communication an important skills for an early childhood educator?
You need to communicate with other teachers, assistants, parents, directors