Deck 5: Organizational Management

Question 1

How is a strategic plan different from a mission statement?

Answer 1

It isn't different at all.The two are different names for the same thing.

Question 2

Family childcare providers operating out of their homes do not need liability insurance because they are covered by their homeowner's policy.

Answer 2

False

Question 3

How is managing a child-care center like a circus juggler spinning 13 plates?

A)13 is an unlucky number.
B)It is important to keep the plates clean so that children can eat off them.
C)The plates will break if they fall.
D)Being a manager means being able to do many things at the same time.

Answer 3

D

Question 4

Three levels of planning are 1) strategic planning, 2) tactical planning, 3) operational planning.

Question 5

Someone who may benefit or be hurt if an organization succeeds or not is called a ______________.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

A "needs assessment" means:

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.

Question 9

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.

Question 10

List three groups who should be represented on a policy board.

Question 11

What does "SWOT" stands for?

Question 12

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 plans for their children's education.
C)both a and b
D)none of the above

Question 13

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?

Question 14

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.

Question 15

When a director uses "operational planning" effectively, it is likely that:

A)the center's plans are working well.
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.

Question 16

The saying, "Luck is the residue of design" means that:

A)if you're lucky, you're likely to succeed.
B)if things go according to plan, you're lucky.
C)a design can be either good or bad.
D)good planning is more important than counting on luck.

Question 17

Without the consent of a parent, a center's director can release information about a child only 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.

Question 18

A systematic application of goal setting and planning to help individuals and firms be more productive is known as _______________.

Question 19

Which is NOT an appropriate use for TANF funds?

A)Hiring additional staff for a center.
B)Preventing unmarried women from becoming pregnant.
C)Promoting the maintenance of two-parent families.
D)Helping needy families so that children do not have to leave home to be cared for.

Question 20

IFSP stands for:

A)Interstate Financial Services Program.
B)Individuals for strong parenthood.
C)Individualized family service plan.
D)International Fund for Social Progress.