Ch 1&2 Vocab

Question 1

Early childhood

Answer 1

Carries the period from birth to nine years old

Question 2

Entrepreneur

Answer 2

Create and run their own business

Question 3

Skipped family generation

Answer 3

Raised by grandparents or other family members apart from their parents

Question 4

Pre-K

Answer 4

School base programs for 3 to 5-year-old children

Question 5

Nanny

Answer 5

Provides care in a child home

Question 6

AU PAIR

Answer 6

A person from another country who temporarily lives with a family and performs task like those of a nanny

Question 7

Headteacher

Answer 7

Handles all aspects of a class functioning

Question 8

Family childcare home

Answer 8

Provide childcare for children ranging in ages six weeks to 12 years

Question 9

Licensing specialist

Answer 9

To protect and promote the health, safety, and welfare of children attending centers

Question 10

Quality rating specialist

Answer 10

Evaluate and rate the achievement on benchmarks that exceeded the minimal state licensing requirements

Question 11

Advocate

Answer 11

A person who defends, supports, or promotes interest of others

Question 12

Developmentally appropriate practice

Answer 12

Framework or approach to working with young children

Question 13

Ethical

Answer 13

Conforming to accepted standards of conduct

Question 14

Ethics

Answer 14

Guiding set of moral principles

Question 15

Professional development

Answer 15

Process through which people update their knowledge and skills related to the professional lives

Question 16

Intentional

Answer 16

Teachers act, purposely and helping children, gain knowledge, interest, habits, and attitude

Question 17

Intrinsic motivation

Answer 17

Driven by internal rewards that you find satisfying

Question 18

Mentor

Answer 18

More experience, teacher, who encourages, guides, coaches, influences the growth and development of a less experienced person

Question 19

Child development associate credential

Answer 19

A reward for one of the 4 settings: center-based infant-toddler, center-based preschool, family daycare homes, home visitor programs

Question 20

Socioeconomic status

Answer 20

Relates to a combination of social and financial factors that affect peoples ability to meet basic needs, including access to early childhood care, education, and other resources

Question 21

Headstart

Answer 21

Provides free national comprehensive child development program

Question 22

Early Headstart

Answer 22

Year-round services for infants and toddlers.
Focuses: child development, family development, staff development, and community development

Question 23

Universal pre-K

Answer 23

State and federal government fund these programs, usually housed in public school systems

Question 24

Learning standards

Answer 24

Instructional tools that state boards of education agree on with the help of educators in the field

Question 25

School age, childcare programs

Answer 25

Provide care for children before and/or after school

Question 26

Check-in services

Answer 26

Hire workers who called the home to check whether the child has arrived safely

Question 27

Parent cooperative

Answer 27

Serving children from 3 to 5 years old (usually a preschool)

Question 28

Laboratory schools

Answer 28

Or university and college affiliated programs, are on a post secondary or college campus

Question 29

For profit centers

Answer 29

Rely on parent fees to operate

Question 30

Nonprofit centers

Answer 30

Religious groups, universities, colleges, YMCA, YWCA, hospitals, and recreation departments sponsor the largest number of nonprofit centers

Question 31

Structural quality

Answer 31

Define teacher, qualifications, teacher-child ratios, and group size

Question 32

Process quality

Answer 32

Defines the quality of relationships among the teachers and children, teaching strategies, curriculum, and learning environment

Question 33

Teacher child ratio

Answer 33

Refers to the number of children per teacher or caregiver

Question 34

Licensing rules and regulations

Answer 34

Standards set to ensure that centers follow uniform and safe practices

Question 35

Childcare license

Answer 35

State provided certification granting permission to operate a childcare center, early childhood center, or family child care home

Question 36

Accreditation

Answer 36

Voluntary program that improves the overall quality of the early childhood program