CDA Practice 1b

A child care provider is seeking immediate feedback for her performance. Her best source will be:

• Community college courses

• A professional mentor or supervisor

• A professional workshop

• The parents of the children for whom she cares

The professional caregiver is a life-long learner who seeks to increase her knowledge about child development in order to help children and parents cope with typical developmental issues. Which of the following is NOT a developmental issue?

• Neurological damage

• Social and emotional development

• Cognitive development

• Language skills

When planning for circle time, it is important to remember:

• Circle time should be kept short to accommodate for the attention span of your students.

• Students who do not want to participate should be encouraged to do so, but, if not, should be allowed to leave.

• Circle time activities should be planned with student involvement in mind. Keeping the children engaged and active will increase their attention and learning.

• All the above.

A young boy waits too long and has an accident that soils his clothing. You should:

• Call his mother to come get him.

• Change him and put his clothes in his backpack.

• Help him to change and then put his clothes in a sealed and labeled plastic bag.

• Help him dry off as best as possible.

Displaying photographs of children and their families in your classroom will:

• Make them miss their parents and is not a good idea.

• Help you remember their names.

• Allow children to share their families with you and other students, helping them to develop a sense of self-identity.

• Assure them their parents are coming back at the end of the day.

The photographer is coming to take school pictures and some of the parents, whose children are going to Kindergarten next year, want their children to wear caps and gowns in their individual photos. The director of your school does not allow caps and gowns and the parents are complaining to you. What can you do?

• Agree with them that it is not fair they cannot have their child's picture taken in a cap and gown, it’s a dumb rule.

• Allow the parents to bring in their own cap and gown for the pictures.

• Respectfully advise the parents of the school rules. Let them know you understand their concerns, but must comply with the policies and procedures of your director.

• Tell the parents to start a petition to your director, if all the parents sign it, she can't say no.

When planning for nap time routines, you should:

• Not allow children to bring items from home to nap with.

• Be sure the center is completely quiet so the children can sleep.

• Children nap right after lunch as this is when they are most tired.

• Create naptime routines such as reading a book or listening to soft music.

You are assigned a new classroom and one of the things you notice is that there are several mirrors on the wall. When it comes to mirrors, you should:

• Take them down, they are dangerous

• Hang them out of reach of the children

• Hang them at eye level so the children can see themselves

• Have them only in the bathroom area

A professional caregiver must maintain a professional manner both on and off the job. Which of the following is not best practice for a professional caregiver?

• Arrive on time every day.

• Dress appropriately as the job requires.

• Display a professional work ethic.

• Discuss an individual child's behaviors with friends outside of the organization.

You have a little boy in your class who likes to wear the princess dress in your dress up center. You should:

• Contact his parents to explain how his behavior is not acceptable.

• Tell him dresses are for girls and offer him a fireman coat.

• Encourage him to play, experiment and wear whatever dress up clothes he likes and chooses.

• Take the dress out of the center so he cannot choose it anymore.