WorksheetsCh.2 Types of Early Child Care Centers
Total questions: 11
Worksheet time: 7mins
These programs provide care for children before and/or after school; designed for children of working families.
school-age programs
check-in services
kindergarten
child day care homes
Facilities that offer full-day children's programs are often called:
Montessori schools
Check-in services
Learning standards
Child care centers
A popular form of child care in the United States provided other than by a relative or parent is called:
Head Start
Parent cooperatives
Montessori schools
Family child care
This approach to child care education was named after the woman who created it; is based on the theory that children learn best by being active; and stresses proper nutrition, cleanliness and manners.
Montessori schools
Froebal schools
Non-profit centers
Head Start
A comprehensive child development program that provides a variety of medical and social services to promote healthy development for children in low-income families.
Head Start
Kindergarten
Child Care Centers
Montessori Schools
Designed for 3 and 4 year old children and provide a high quality, literary-rich environment is called:
Parent Cooperative
Head Start
Universal Pre-Kindergarten
Montessori Schools
A state-provided certificate granting permission to operate an early childhood center or a family child care home is called a/an:
Accreditation
Child care regulations
Quality rating system
Child care license
Teachers can be more responsive and interactive when there are fewer children in the group. This explains which of the following quality indicators?
teacher-child ratio
adult-child interaction
staff qualifications
group size
High staff turnover has a direct impact on all of the following EXCEPT:
the child care center environment
close relationships with caregivers
the food that is served
children's sense of security
When choosing quality child care, parents should ask all of the following, EXCEPT:
Are all staff members educationally qualified?
Will my child get to do whatever he/she wants to do?
Are families welcome to observe and participate?
Does the climate in the center "feel" inviting and positive?
Tools that are agreed upon by state boards of education that are designed to help teachers set goals, plan curriculum, and evaluate the students and themselves.
Learning standards
Curriculum
Teaching goals
Schedules
