Deck 17: Quality and Standards

Question 1

The Child Development Associate (CDA)credential is

A)granted by local colleges and universities.
B)a nationally recognized credential for early childhood teachers in preschools,child care,and Head Start programs.
C)the preferred credential for school-age caregivers throughout the United States.
D)recommended by the National Institute on Out-Of-School Time.

Answer 1

B

Question 2

A key focus in assessing the quality of school-age programs are adult-child interactions that promote developmental growth.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

All the NSACA standards were developed to meet the needs of children.

Answer 3

True

Question 4

School-age programs must use the guidelines from the National School Age Care Alliance as a self-study to ensure that they will become accredited.

Question 5

School-age child care continues to be a topic discussed only by parents,particularly single mothers.

Question 6

The acronym for the National Alliance for Child Care is NAFCC.

Question 7

When the National Academy of Early Childhood Programs declines to grant accreditation to a school-age program,accreditation is actually deferred until

A)improvements are made.
B)the staff members receive the recommended education.
C)the staff members complete another self-study.
D)the parents of the program complete the appeal process.

Question 8

The School-Age Care Environmental Rating Scale rates the environment in seven categories.

Question 9

An overall part of evaluating the quality of a child care program should include

A)grades for the children.
C)an assessment of the children.
B)a parent satisfaction questionnaire.
D)a record of accidents for the year.

Question 10

According to NSACA standards,the interests of the caregivers should be primarily reflected in the indoor workspace.

Question 11

Upgrading the quality of programs can be accomplished through training and credentialing of teachers (caregivers).

Question 12

Which has not been found to be a benefit of quality in a school-age program?

A)Children are less likely to be retained or placed in special-education programs.
B)Children are less likely to have behavior problems.
C)Children are less likely to be involved in school vandalism.
D)Children are less likely to be involved with alcohol or tobacco.

Question 13

Quality school-age programs are a place for

A)the developmental growth of the child.
B)the child to be nurtured.
C)the child to develop life skills.
D)all of these answers.

Question 14

Recently,state and federal departments of education have held firm to the political belief that government at that level should not be involved in school-age child care programming.

Question 15

Unique characteristics of school-age programs that are targeted as needing improvement include all the following except

A)staff members work at other jobs as well as caregiving.
B)there is a wide range of ages usually served from preschool through junior high.
C)facilities are often shared with other programs such as preschool,recreational,and elementary school.
D)there is a unique combination of skills needed to do the work well.

Question 16

One of the commonalities of the NSACA,NAEYC,and NAFCC is they all

A)have an accreditation process.
B)are nationally funded programs.
C)focus on group care for children in child care centers.
D)use the SACERS as a means of rating programs.

Question 17

When a child care facility completes a self-study,develops and implements a professional development plan,and finally determines that it meets the required standards then accreditation is granted.

Question 18

One of the sections of the NSACA standards is titled human relationships.This refers primarily to interactions between

A)staff and children.
C)staff and elementary school teachers.
B)staff members.
D)administration and staff.

Question 19

A family child care providers accreditation process involves

A)identifying areas for improvement with the use of an accreditation workbook.
B)designing a professional development plan.
C)completing a self-observation.
D)all of these answers.

Question 20

According to the NSACA standards,the ____ should be arranged so that a variety of activities can take place and allow children to participate without disruption.

A)total environment
B)indoor environment
C)daily schedule and indoor environment
D)daily schedule and indoor and outdoor environments

Question 21

Briefly describe the NSACA standard that refers to human relationships.

Question 22

Describe the process for becoming accredited by NAEYC.

Question 23

Staff members should use _________________________ techniques that encourage children to resolve their own conflicts and to interact with one another in positive ways.

Question 24

Describe the process for becoming accredited by NAFCC.

Question 25

Harms,Jacobs,and White developed an evaluation tool known as the _____________________________________________.

Question 26

The National School Age Care Alliance (NSACA)has established standards that reflect the _________________________ for children between ages 5 and 14.

Question 27

The purpose of an accreditations visit is to observe the day to day operations to ___________ that they are as described in the report.

Question 28

A critical step in all the accreditation processes is _______________.

Question 29

NAEYC accreditation is valid for _______________,during which time centers must submit annual reports.

Question 30

____ and ____ have been the two primary areas of focus for the National Institute on Out-Of-School Time (NIOST).

A)Curriculum,environment
C)Staff preparation,credentialing
B)Health,safety
D)Interactions,activities

Question 31

Briefly discuss aspects of quality care of school-age children.

Question 32

What is the general intent of the National School Age Care Alliance regarding their guidelines?

Question 33

NSACA provides guidelines for ________________________________________.

Question 34

NAFCC provides guidelines for ________________________________________.

Question 35

As a result of the changing perception of school-age care,the role of the adult has changed from that of babysitter to ____________________ of positive development.

Question 36

An anecdotal record is method of ____________________.

Question 37

The National Institute on Out-Of-School Time was formerly known as ________________________________________.

Question 38

According to NSACA standards,what should the criteria be for determining the number of staff members needed?

Question 39

Which of the following is not a category found on the School-Age Care Environmental Rating Scale(SACERS)?

A)Health and Safety.
C)Interactions.
B)Program Structure.
D)Parent Involvement.

Question 40

Representatives from the various factions of the child care community make up a _____________________________.

Question 41

Compare and contrast the components of the SACERS to the standards set by NSACA.

Question 42

What is referred to by "interactions" on the SACERS?

Question 43

Describe the three phases in attaining a Child Development Associate Credential.

Question 44

There are four main points to the No Child Left Behind Act. Name one.

Question 45

Summarize the goals for the curriculum for the Child Development Associate Credential.