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CHAPTER 5
ORGANIZATIONAL MANAGEMENT
SHORT ANSWER
1. Someone who may benefit or be hurt if an organization succeeds or not is called a
______________.
2. The Federal Wage Garnishment Law, The Social Security Act of 1935 and Federal Insurance
Contributions Act, and the Occupational Safety and Health Act of 1970 are all examples of what
kind of laws? _______________
3. What kind of planning is more all-encompassing than tactical planning? _____________
4. List three groups who should be represented on a policy board:
1 _________
2 _________
3 _________
5. A systematic application of goal setting and planning to help individuals and firms be more
productive is known as _______________
6.
1 _________
2 _________
3 _________
4 _________
TRUE OR FALSE
Please circle the correct answer.
1. Family child care providers operating out of their homes do not need liability insurance
true
false
2. Three levels of planning are 1) strategic planning, 2) tactical planning, 3) operational
planning.
true
false
3. Bylaws should cover every possibility that might arise in operating a child-care center,
including items like how much tuition to charge and how many children to accept.
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true
false
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Select the best answer.
1. When a child-care facility is licensed, this means:
a. it is offering high-quality care.
b. it has complied with a series of petty, meaningless rules.
c. it is meeting minimum standards for safety and protecting children.
d. it has completed all the necessary paperwork to operate.
2. IFSP stands for:
a. Interstate Financial Services Program
b. Individuals for Strong Parenthood
c. Individualized Family Service Plan
d. International Fund for Social Progress
3. How does a policy board differ from an advisory board?
a. The policy board has more authority than the advisory board.
b. The policy board must have parents on it, while the advisory board does not
c. The policy board must be larger than the advisory board.
d. There is little significant difference.
if:
a. the child appears to be an illegal immigrant.
b. the child has broken a rule of the center.
c. the parents are behind in their payments.
d. the child appears to be abused.
5. The Individuals with Disabilities Education Act of 1991 (amended in 1997 and reauthorized
in 2004) requires:
a. that children with disabilities have the right to an appropriate education
b. that the parents of children with disabilities have the right to participate in developing
c. both a and b
d. none of the above
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6. The Keeping Children and Families Safe Act of 2003 requires all childcare workers to do
what?
a. be licensed or certified.
b. work at least twelve hours per week.
c. have at least two years of college.
d. report suspected child abuse.
7. effectively, it is likely that:
a. the center
b. staff members understand licensing regulations and how to implement them.
c. the center has a telephone operator.
d. the center has enough children attending to pay the bills.
:
a.
b.
c. a design can be either good or bad.
d. good planning is more important than counting on luck.
9. In the planning process, what is one step that should come before Step 4 Evaluate
Resources?
a. Establish the goals that you want to follow in your center
b. Make a decision as to what your plan should be
c. Evaluate how effective your plan is likely to be
d. Think of some alternates in case your original plan does not work well
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a. planning how much money and how large a staff your center will need.
b. figuring out how many children you will need to pay your bills.
c. determining what need for child care exists in a community.
d. planning for a way of assessing how good your center is.
11. How are procedures and rules related to policies?
a. Teachers make up the policies, while the director makes the rules and procedures.
b. Procedures and rules are the ways through which policies are made to work.
c. Rules and procedures can be changed, but policies last forever.
d. Rules and procedures are needed every day, but policies are not that important.
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Chapter 5
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