Early Childhood Education

1. In a preschool setting, the best characterization of children who are physically, mentally, and/ or emotionally impaired is to refer too them as:

Children with special needs

Handicapped

Retarded

Slow

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3. Based on the developmental overview, all of the following activities would be safe for toddlers, EXCEPT:

Playing dodge ball

Participating in musical chairs

Blowing and watching soap bubbles

Building sand castles.

4. Several times a week, Teacher Dixie Galvez plays the "Freeze!" game with her preschool class. She does this activity to demonstrate how to:

Dial 911 in an emergency.

Cease all activity when she says, "Stop!"

Cross a street safety.

Be aware of potential hazards.

5. Which of the following is not a basic rule for keeping children safe?

Count the children whenever you move to a new area.

Check IDs of unfamiliar parents.

Do not give children foods they can choke on.

Plan at least one fire drill per day

6. The back to Sleep" Campaign is designed to:

Reduce the minimum of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) cases.

Teach children how to fall asleep during nap time

Teach parents how to establish regular sleep pattern for their small children.

Rid sleep environments of all toxic materials

7. To increase the likelihood that older preschool children will follow a set of rules, it is a good idea to:

Reduce the number of rules to only one or two.

Make only rules that will be fun to obey.

Consider that some parents think rules only stiffle their children's creativity and development.

Involve them in creating the rules in a language they understand.

8. One of the most dangerous types of accidents for infants is to:

Ingest some household cleaning product that is toxic

Touch and recieved a serious burn from a heated surface

Suffocate while on their stomachs from a surface that is to soft

Fall off or out of play apparatus

9. Child day care worker Dixie Galvez is retrieving a heavy box of books from an upper shelf during class time. Ms. Dixie should:

Stand on a stool to make it easier to reach the box.

Ask another adult to help her.

Get the tallest child to assist her

Turn the task into a learning experience about how to remove a heavy object from an upper shelf

10. To plan safe activities and prevent child injuries, a safety - minded teacher must be aware of age related norms and:________________________

Construction materials used for each play apparatus

Characteristics behaviors of individual children

Proximity of sharp or dangerous objects

Liability limits of the facility's insurance policy

11. Which of he following questions is LEAST applicable to swing set safety on the playground

Are the swing placed in the shade or facing away from the sun?

Is he framework of the swing s securely mounted in concrete?

Are the swing seats made of soft, lightweight materials?

Are all the chains or ropes holding the swings in good condition

12. Which of these statement is true about accidents in a child day care setting?

A high level of preparedness can prevent an accident every time

Children are instinctively safety conscious

It is impossible to prevent all accidents

A hazard - free classroom environment would be no fun for children

13. The benchmark division indicating when infants turn into toddlers is:

9 months

10-14 months

After 36 months

14-24 months

14. The most important safety information one should teach young children who are going on a field trip is the name of their:

Buddy

Field trip site

Bus driver

Center or program

15. Which of these statements is true about children with special needs in a preschool setting?

Providing accomodations only slows their social adjustment.

They are less likely than other children to be injured in a preschool setting.

16. The first thing to do when a medical emergency occurs at a child day care setting is to:

Call 911

Notify the injured persons emergency contact reference.

Be prepared to administer cpr

Remove all the non injured children to another area of the facility

17. Which of these statements is true about licensed child day care facilities?

Fee paying parents set the minimum safety day care facilities?

Facilities must comply with their state's minimum safety standards.

Facilities are obliged to pay their employees a wage scale established by the state specifically for child careworkers.

Facilities are exempt from state safety regulations, but must comply with local standards.

18. Barriers should be placed around dangerous climbing structureson the playground in order to:

Minimize wear and tear on the Equipment

Reduce traffic around them

Keep children from climbing more than two feet off the ground

Allow only children with more experience to climb them.

19. All of the following elements are considered part of a teacher's pre- planning for a child day care field trip, EXCEPT

Having all parent/guardian permission forms signed and in hand to take with you on the trip.

Bringing along a first aid kit .

Insuring that the children get plenty of rest the night before the trip.

Inspecting the destination for possible hasards priorto the trip

20. The object of the "Fire Station" activity is to:

Stop all activity when the teacher shouts, "Fire Station".

Teach children how to stop, drop, and roll in case of fire.

Teach children how to dial 911 for emergencies.

Enforce safety awareness.