Deck 1: Managing Childrens Centers in the 21st Century

Question 1

Which of the following disabilities typically CANNOT be diagnosed at birth or in early infancy?

A)autism
B)down syndrome
C)blindness
D)cerebral palsy

Answer 1

A

Question 2

Among the various ethnic groups in the United States,children from which group were most likely to be in non-parental care?

A)African-Americans
B)Native Americans
C)Hispanics
D)There was no difference

Answer 2

A

Question 3

The term "fiscal management" refers to matters dealing primarily with:

A)personnel
B)public relations
C)programming
D)budget

Answer 3

D

Question 4

The term "child development center" includes:

A)full-day care centers
B)part-day care centers
C)preschools
D)all of the above

Question 5

Most states require that child care directors be certified or licensed
Select the best answer.

Question 6

Speaking in support of quality child care is known as:

A)leadership
B)advocacy
C)lobbying
D)propaganda

Question 7

Delayed cognitive development is likely to result from:

A)malnutrition
B)poverty
C)abuse
D)all of the above

Question 8

Between 2001 and 2011,the percentage of children under the age of 5 who were in organized child care:

A)increased dramatically.
B)decreased dramatically.
C)decreased slightly.
D)stayed about the same.

Question 9

The highest incidence of homelessness among children occurs in:

A)northern cities
B)Midwestern farming communities
C)southern states
D)the Pacific Northwest

Question 10

If a facility is receiving federal food subsidies,it has to offer food service which:

A)is approved by the parents of the children who attend.
B)has the foods that children like to eat.
C)meets guidelines set by the U.S.Department of Agriculture.
D)is low in carbohydrates and does not contain genetically modified ingredients.

Question 11

Federal law requires that child care facilities should take children with disabilities and put them in separate groups from the other children.

Question 12

Out of every 10 workers in child-care facilities,how many,on average,have to be replaced each year?

A)4
B)10
C)1
D)7

Question 13

The term "management" means something different from "leadership"

Question 14

In 2010,fertility rates were highest among:

A)African-Americans
B)Hispanics
C)Whites
D)Asians

Question 15

Between 2001 and 2010,the percentage of children living in families below the poverty line:

A)decreased
B)rose
C)stayed about the same
D)could not be measured

Question 16

Between 2007 and 2010,the U.S.birth rate:

A)decreased
B)increased
C)stayed the same
D)was not accurately measured