Discuss three changes in the American family that have occurred over the past several decades and link these changes to the demand for child care.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 2List three factors that have brought early childhood education to the forefront of public awareness.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 3Explain what developmentally appropriate practice means and discuss why it is important for teachers of young children to use developmentally appropriate practice.
What will be an ideal response?
Question 4Match each statement to the item listed below.
a. money left over after expenses are paid is considered profit, which goes back to the owner or stockholders
b. money left over after expenses are paid is incorporated back into the program or is returned to the sponsoring agency
c. Eight hundred child care programs on bases around the world sponsored by the Department of Defense.
d. when a company helps to support workers child care needs in some way
e. programs that are linked to higher education
f. programs supported by the federal government or state and local agencies
g. contribute to the quality of a program
h. negatively affects the quality of a program
i. maximum recommended group size for four-year-olds and five-year-olds
j. maximum recommended group size for very young preschoolers
1. for-profit programs
2. not-for-profit programs
3. military child care programs
4. employer-supported programs
5. college-affiliated programs
6. publicly supported programs
7. child-oriented environment and family involvement
8. high staff turnover
9. 20 children
10. 12 children
Question 5School-age children who, after school, return to an empty home because their families are at work are called ______________________ children.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Question 6A program that focuses on all aspects of childrens development, not just cognitive development, is called a(n) ____________________ curriculum.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
Question 7____________________ is the term that encompasses developmentally appropriate programs for children from birth through age eight, as well as the field of study that trains students to work effectively with young children in such programs.
Fill in the blank with correct word.
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