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CHAPTER 2
TYPES OF CHILD DEVELOPMENT PROGRAMS
SHORT ANSWER
1. What are the five principles that determine all types of child development programs?
1 ____________
2 ____________
3 ____________
4 ____________
5 ____________
2. What are the three sources of income for a child development center to pay for its operations?
1 _______________
2 _______________
3 _______________
TRUE OR FALSE
Please circle the correct answer.
1. Families below the poverty line spend a smaller percentage of their monthly income on child
care than families above the poverty line.
true
false
2. The original purpose of child care facilities, as developed in the United States and Europe in
the nineteenth century, was to enrich the educational experiences of young children.
true
false
3. In most states, it costs more to pay for center care for a four-year old than to attend college.
true
false
MULTIPLE CHOICE Select the best answer.
1. The chief factor that causes the five types of child-care facilities to differ from each other is:
a. age of the children served.
b. income level of the parents involved.
c. the main purpose of the facility.
d. salaries of the workers in the facility.
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2. A facility whose basic purpose is investment in human capital is likely to have which of these
characteristics?
a. It is run on the principles of capitalism.
b. It believes that early childhood programs help
children develop their full potential.
c. It is likely to be located in a state capital.
d. It has strict punishments for violating rules.
3. Head Start was originally:
a. a program for disadvantaged children.
b. a system to identify gifted children early.
c. a new type of instruction in mathematics.
d. a test-based system of measurement.
4. Studies of the children who were in Head Start have concluded that:
a. it was a failure and a waste of taxpayer money.
b. it benefited the children of the rich more than the children of the poor.
c. it served too many minority students.
d. the Head Start children were less likely to commit crimes as adults.
5. For children 0-4 with employed mothers, the following pattern of child-care arrangement is
true:
a. more were cared for by their parents than by anyone else.
b. more were cared for in centers.
c. more were cared for by grandparents or other relatives.
d. more were cared for in non-
6. Which of the following was true for the primary purpose of campus-based child care centers
surveyed in 1995?
a. Most were defined as a lab school.
b. Most were defined as childcare.
c. Most were defined as a combination of lab school and childcare.
d. None of the above.
7. A family child-care home is one where:
b. care is given in a smaller setting, with fewer children.
c. a college or company hires the staff.
d. a university or college provides the site.
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8. Which of the following is likely to be typical of a child-care facility whose primary goal is
research and teacher preparation?
a. criteria for admission, in which admission is based on issues like gender
b. teachers who are college or university students
c. breaks in service during academic holidays
d. all of the above
model of childcare can often create:
a. a situation where parents have too much control over what happens in the facility.
b. a barrier to providing high-quality child care.
c. a reliable facility which guarantees that it will provide good care.
d. a facility that is exempt from all licensing requirements.
10. In order to receive TANF funding, American states:
a. had to require recipients to be registered voters .
b. had to assure that recipients met certain work requirements.
c. had to restrict funding to recipients with fewer than three children.
d. had to require recipients to be unmarried mothers.
11. To say that a childcare center is a labor-intensive organization means that:
a. the staff members work really hard.
b. the center is unionized.
c. staff costs are the largest items in the budget.
d. working at the center is an intense experience.
12. Between 1992 and 2008, there were large increases in the number of child-care programs
housed in religious settings. Which had the largest increase?
a. Protestant.
b. Jewish.
c. Catholic.
d. Muslim
13. Which of the following was NOT a reason why corporations decide to support child care?
a. Companies wanted to keep their most important employees.
b. Companies felt sorry for their workers.
c. Companies wanted to reduce absenteeism and turnover.
d. Companies wanted to increase productivity.
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14. Government tax credits for child care allow working families to:
a. get out of paying any taxes.
b. not pay sales tax on items that they buy for their children.
c. receive credit on their taxes for at least some of the money spent on child care.
d. work fewer hours so that they can stay home with their children.
15. st :
a. are free to all children.
b. have teachers that are screened by the Department of Homeland Security.
c. collaborate with public school districts
d. are required to be inspected monthly.
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Chapter 2
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