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CHAPTER 9
FACILITIES MANAGEMENT
SHORT ANSWER
1. In the view of Anita Olds, what are the four needs of children which should be
supported by the environment of a childcare center?
1 ___________________
2 ___________________
3 ___________________
4 ___________________
2. Children need a cubby or an individual locker to hold their belongings because they
need _______________.
3. According to Hearron and Hildebrand, arranging the environment to promote desired
behaviors is known as ________.
4. The piazza of the Diana School in Reggio Emilia, Italy, is a good example of a
common area, which Anita Olds called ________.
5. What are four types of activities that need to be provided for in room arrangements?
1 ___________________
2 ___________________
3 ___________________
4 ___________________
TRUE OR FALSE
Please circle the correct answer.
1. According to the National Day Care Study, smaller groups seem to be more effective
at producing healthy child development.
true
false
movement.
true
false
ment.
true
false
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4. Appealing to many senses is not a good way to support the play of children with
disabilities.
true
false
5. A quiet, neat office for a center director is necessary mainly in order for her to have a
private place away from the noisy children.
true
false
6. All school-age children with disabilities must be provided with an Individualized
Education Plan.
true
false
MULTIPLE CHOICE
Select the best answer.
1. Approximately how many square feet of indoor space would you use if you had 16
children in your child-care center?
a. 35,000
b. 35
c. 560
d. 2,001
2. Approximately how many square feet of outdoor space would you use if you had 16
children in your child-care center?
a. 560
b. 1,200
c. 35
d. 1,000
3. Using the techniques of indirect guidance is likely to:
a. produce chaos and strife.
b. make children confused about what they should do.
c. promote harmony and healthy development.
d. do nothing in particular.
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4. What sort of activities are best to place in an outdoor play area?
a. movement and active play
b. quiet play
c. messy play
d. all of the above
5. The Montessori approach to child development prescribes that each material be used
only in a particular area. This is known as:
a. the prepared environment.
b. behaviorism.
c. the Reggio Emilia approach.
d. paganism.
6. A 1950s study done by Maslow and Mintz looked at how a beautiful room and an ugly
room affected the way children viewed photographs. This study revealed that when
children viewed the photos in an ugly room they were more likely to:
a. find them full of energy and well-being.
b. want to meet the people in the photos.
c. become tired and irritable.
d. do the same things they did in a beautiful room.
7. Outdoor play:
a. is really not all that important and so can be eliminated.
b. requires every bit as much planning as indoor play.
c. requires much less planning than indoor play.
d. is so dangerous to children that it should not be done.
8. Why is it a good idea to leave an outdoor area without grass?
a. The children can use it for a garden.
b. The children will ruin any grass that is there.
c. Some children are allergic to grass.
d. Grass is full of germs.
9. If you visit a center and notice that every room seems cluttered and messy, this is most
likely to indicate that:
a. the staff is too busy with the children to notice little things.
b. the center lacks enough storage space.
c. the children are particularly energetic.
d. the center has a lot of money to spend on supplies.
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