ECE ch 1-3

Currently, compared to the past, women are ____.

• less educated

• having larger families

• staying home in increasing numbers

• working in increasing numbers

The need for early childhood teachers is expected to ____.

• increase

• decrease

• remain the same

• become nonexistent

A ____ ensures that rules and regulations established by the state are followed by making on-site visits to assigned centers.

• nanny

• child care director

• licensing specialist

• child care advocate

A(n) ____ provides in-home care for children.

• nanny

• au pair

• Both of the above.

• None of the above.

A compassionate teacher is ____

• a spectator

• nurturing

• withdrawn

• None of the above.

A successful teacher ____.

• does not provide extra time to complete tasks

• copies the style of another teacher

• finds working with children to be an easy job

• has confidence in his or her abilities

In (a) ____, care is provided in a private home with a small number of children.

• parent cooperative

• school-age program

• Head Start program

• family child care

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

• creativity

• disobedience

• independence

• dependence

During early childhood, the child develops____.

• motor skills

• social skills

• a sense of self

• All of the above

The primary purpose of Head Start is to...

• provide child care so parents can work

• improve the health of preschool children

• improve the academic skills of all children

• help young children overcome the negative effects of poverty