WorksheetsCDA Practice 1b
Total questions: 20
Worksheet time: 10mins
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.
Candidates for CDA certification must complete a CPR course. Which of the following statements is false?
The course must be from a nationally recognized organization.
A "virtual" course is acceptable.
The course must specifically address pediatric CPR.
Original documents for the course will be needed for CDA certification.
Bobby hasn't been to school in several days. He doesn't usually miss any time and you are concerned. What should you do?
Nothing, it's best not to bother his family. They may feel like you are interfering.
Send his mother an email asking why he's been out.
Give his mother a call and let her know Bobby is missed. Respectfully ask her if Bobby is ok and when she thinks he might return to school.
Wait until he comes back and then ask his mother if everything is ok.
During mealtime with preschoolers, it's important to:
Make sure they eat everything on their plate.
Make sure they sit in the same seat every day.
Involve them in appropriate conversation.
Make sure lunchtime is less than 20 minutes.
You have a three year old class this year. When planning curriculum, you can be sure of the following:
All of your students can write their names.
All of your students will love arts and crafts.
All of your students will love music time.
None of the above.
When creating the emergency procedures to post in your classroom, it is important to include:
The names of all the adults in the classroom.
Pictures, diagrams and words.
Bi-lingual instructions.
The phone number for the local police department.
Your school has very little parking available and, because of this, a car line where parents loop around the parking lot and a team of teachers assist the child out of the car and into the school has been implemented. School staff agrees this has improved the morning drop off process by keeping children safe and allowing parents to quickly and easily exit the parking lot. One mother refuses to wait in the car line and parks in the lot every day going into the school to drop her child off. Other parents have begun to complain about this behavior. What should you do?
Tell her if she doesn't follow the procedure, the child will get hit by a car.
Stand by the door so she can't get in and tell her to go get her car and drive around like the other parents.
Hey, if she can't follow the rules, her child cannot attend this school.
When the mother comes in the next day, ask her if she has a minute to talk to you. Go to a quiet place where you can talk privately and explain to her why your school has the drop off procedure in place. Assure her you understand it can be frustrating to wait in line but that it is for the safety and well-being of the children. Thank her for her cooperation and understanding.
Patty's parents ask to speak with you after school. They are concerned because Patty is four years old and is not yet reading. They tell you her sister, Penny, was reading by the time she went to kindergarten. After listening to their concerns, how do you respond?
It's clear Penny is much smarter than Patty.
Children learn at different paces and reading is not a skill you expect to see in preschool.
You will teach Patty to read since this is what they want.
You, too, are concerned that Patty is not yet reading.
Mrs. Bridges appears upset when she drops off her two little ones. When she returns in the afternoon to pick them up, she confides in you, telling you that her husband came home last night and asked her to leave. She doesn't know where she and her little ones will spend the night. Which would be best practice in this situation?
Ask her to send you her new address when she relocates.
Tell her that you can't help parents with personal problems because this would violate confidentiality policies.
Respect Mrs. Bridges privacy by keeping the information confidential. Offer to help by giving her information about agencies which might help someone in her situation.
Call over a few more caregivers to confer with her on what she might do.
You are currently midway through a winter themed unit on snowmen. It snowed last night and the children really want to play outside but it's just too cold. What can you do to keep with your unit and address their interest in playing in the snow?
Have them make snowmen out of cotton balls.
Fill your sand table with snow and let them make snowmen.
Tell them they can go outside in a few days when it warms up.
Do a lesson on what you should wear to play in the snow.
Which of the following situations could become a teachable moment?
A child has a cavity and is worried about going to the dentist
A child is moving to a new home
A child has a new baby sister at home
All the above
