Chapter 1: Working with Young Children

Refers to the expression of feelings

Includes sensory awareness

Involves acquiring information

Includes adapting to expectations of the center

Includes coordination

Involves interacting with others

Involves problem solving

Is enriched through hands on activities

Involves self knowledge

Includes stamina

Early childhood covers a period from birth to mine years of age

Social and economic changes will continue to create a need for more child care services

The traditional family now accounts for a small percentage of the population

Studies confirm the long term benefits of early childhood programs

Many working women do NOT have the option of a spouse caring for the child

Early childhood teachers usually feel useful, needed, and important

A family child care home provides child care for children in the child's own home

Entrepreneurs usually work for large companies

The materials that teachers provide in the classroom have a strong effect on children's learning

Most preschool teachers have limited contact with parents

Teachers who shame children are usually successful

Early childhood professionals should be guided only by their own personal ideas about ethics

Being an early childhood teacher places high demand on a persons energy

Currently, compared to the past, women are

The need for early childhood teachers is expected to

Tangible payoffs for companies providing child care include

A _____ ensures that rules and regulations established by the state are following by making on-site visits to assigned centers

A ______ provides in-home care for children

The child development associate (CDA) Credential ________

Child care center directors generally need at least a ________

An appropriate developmental curriculum ______

Responsibilities of early childhood teachers include all of the following except _____

A compassionate teacher is ________