In the United States, when all ages of children are considered, the largest number are cared for ...

In the United States, when all ages of children are considered, the largest number are cared for
 
 

Question 2

60 of all programs servicing children can be placed in what classification?
 
  a. For-profit programs
  b. Non-profit programs
  c. Federally run programs
  d. State run programs

Question 3

Three types of early childhood programs, categorized by their underlying purpose, are
 
  a. child care, Head Start, and Montessori.
  b. care, enrichment, and compensation.
  c. church-run, school district, and Head Start.
  d. dramatic play, art, and blocks.

Question 4

It is estimated that ____ percent of todays American children live in poverty.
 
  a. at least 10
  b. 15
  c. 20 to 25
  d. 33

Question 5

Long-range research evidence that good early childhood programs have an impact on children from low-income families includes
 
  a. lower adolescent delinquency and arrest rates for young people who had been in early intervention programs than for those who did not have such experiences.
  b. higher IQ scores for children who had been in early intervention programs than for those who did not have such experiences.
  c. greater number of enrollees in Ivy League colleges for young people who had been in early intervention programs.
  d. no difference in school achievement scores between children who had been in early intervention programs and middle-class children.

Question 6

Child care provided in centers has
 
  a. been decreasing.
  b. been stable.
  c. been increasing.
  d. never been a widely used form of child care.