Child Services 1 Midterm Study Guide (chapters 1-6)

Tangible payoffs for companies providing childcare include:

• lower employee moral

• increased absenteeism

• higher turn over

• increased productivity

Child care center directors generally need at least...

• a high school diploma

• a bachelor's degree

• a graduate degree

• a PhD

An appropriate developmental curriculum focuses on...

• physical development

• social & emotional development

• intellectual development

• all areas of development

The most popular type of care and education is...

• child care centers

• Montessori schools

• laboratory schools

• parent cooperatives

A trait that is important for children to develop in Montessori schools is...

• dependency

• generativity aka productivity

• autonomy aka independence

• isolation

_____ provide in-home care for children.

• Day care center

• Nanny

• Au Pair

• both options 2 & 3

The first kindergarten focused on _____.

• grades

• alphabet

• play

• test scores

The process of reviewing information and finding value in it is called...

• observation

• evaluation

• assessment

• anecodotal

A child's development is impacted by...

• culture

• economic status

• home background

• all of the above

Formal methods of observation include

• anecodotal records

• checklists

• rating scales

• standardized assessments