Child Care And Guidance Management And Services
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Adds to parental care; also called "child care" - ANSWER secondary care.
Early childhood education - ANSWER children from infancy through elementary school years.
Lanham Act - ANSWER established childcare in WWII which evolved into the childcare
profession.
Custodial care - ANSWER focuses on safety and health of children; babysitting is included in
this class.
Developmental care - ANSWER an age appropriate environment with planned age
appropriate activities.
Comprehensive care - ANSWER provide a safe setting, developmental child care programs
and health and social services.
Kindergarten - ANSWER traditional early childhood for 5 year olds;first begun by Fredrich
Froebel.
Learning philosophy - ANSWER one's opinion on the best way for children to learn.
Teacher assistant - ANSWER entry-level child care job.
Associate teacher - ANSWER level two job requiring a two year degree or CDA, Child
Development Associate certificate.
Teacher - ANSWER level 3 job requiring a bachelor's degree in early childhood education or
development.
Childhood specialist - ANSWER level 4 childhood professional management job.
Programs for young children are influenced by - ANSWER legislation and public policy.
Decision-making - ANSWER a continuous process that is learned.
Ethical conduct - ANSWER communication and conversation which maintains
confidentiality .
Typical age groupings in a child care center - ANSWER infants,
toddlers,preschoolers,kindergarten-age, and school-age children.
Reporting to employees requires - ANSWER telling accurate information at the proper times.
Record keeping requires - ANSWER that information is written down.
Most important element of a child's life - ANSWER the family.
, Types of families - ANSWER nuclear, extended, single-parent, and grandparent-grandchildren
families.
Family, ethnic background, religion, income level, and mobility - ANSWER influences on child
development.
Learning centers - ANSWER areas or zones within the child care center which may also be
called interest areas, activity centers, or play areas.
Social development is affected by - ANSWER a child's self-image.
A positive social environment helps children learn - ANSWER to use private time, develop
independence,develop good self-image,get along with others and communicate thoughts or feelings.
What gives a child a sense of structure, organization, and teaches real world? - ANSWER
consistent limits.
Shaken baby syndrome is - ANSWER severe form of head injury caused by baby's brain
rebounding in the skull when shaken.
Major cause of injury and death in children? - ANSWER accidents.
Hazards to children that cause injury - ANSWER burns,electrical shock or fire; suffocation;
drowning; poisoning; cuts; and falls.
Developmental characteristics of infants birth to 6 months - ANSWER change postions often;
suck on things;and are helpless in water.
Developmental characteristics of infants 6 to 18 months - ANSWER find everything the see
exciting and interesting; use index finger to explore; and like things above eye level.
Developmental characteristics of toddlers 18 months to 3 years - ANSWER turn doorknobs
and open cabinets;like to experiment with objects;use climbing as a major activity but have bad
judgement;and enjoy water play.
Developmental characteristics of preschoolers age 3 and 4 - ANSWER understand simple
verbal directions; do manual tasks for 10-20 minutes; like to be helpers; like running and all day
activities; often in a hurry; like toys with wheels;and will play with each other roughly.
What are routines? - ANSWER patterns of behavior that happen naturally as a part of living.
Informal health checks - ANSWER visual checks of the child for illness before the parent
leaves.
Traditional learning theory - ANSWER credits environment as primary source of
developmental factors; also called behaviorism.
Social learning theory - ANSWER believes new behaviors are learned through observing
others; also called observational learning or modeling.
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