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DCF Child Care 40 Hour Certification- Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices (Florida)
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DCF Child Care 40 Hour Certification-Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices
(Florida)
The goal of the Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices
course - Correct Answer ✅is to guide child care
professionals responsible for the care of children birth
through 36 months through the principles of developmentally
appropriate practice.
Infant - Correct Answer ✅"infant" comes from the Latin
word "infans" which means unable or incapable of speech.
first stage of their life, until around 18 months of age.
Toddler - Correct Answer ✅"toddle" means "to walk with
short tottering steps," which makes a toddler a child who is
just learning to walk. The term toddler is usually used to refer
to children from 18 to 36 months.
Infant and Toddler Divisions - Correct Answer ✅The Florida
Department of Education Office of Early Learning divides
infants and toddlers into the following divisions: Birth to 8
months, 8 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and two-year-olds.
Primary concern for infants - Correct Answer ✅At this stage
the primary concern for infants is secure attachments formed
through close relationships with parents and caregivers who
make them feel safe and secure.
, DCF Child Care 40 Hour Certification-
Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices
(Florida)
Primary concern for toddlers - Correct Answer ✅Toddlers
seek to gain independence and control through more
purposeful exploration. A budding sense of self comes from
repeated opportunities to explore how the world works.
Understanding who they are and how things work is a
dominant theme for toddlers.
3 Common Infant/Toddler Personality Types - Correct
Answer ✅Flexible, Feisty, Fearful
Flexible Personality - Correct Answer ✅Easy- 40 percent of
children
adapt easily, easy to toilet train, generally cheerful, low
intensity, low sensitivity
Seldom fuss- need special attention to not get lost in the
group
Fearful Personality - Correct Answer ✅Cautious
temperaments
get attached to care givers
slow to adapt, withdrawn,
Feisty Personality - Correct Answer ✅Spirited/fun but need
managed
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