Deck 2: Types of Child Development Programs

Question 1

Government tax credits for child care allow working families to:
A)get out of paying any taxes.

A)not pay sales tax on items that they buy for their children.
B)receive credit on their taxes for at least some of the money spent on child care.
C)work fewer hours so that they can stay home with their children.

Answer 1

C

Question 2

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

Answer 2

A

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

B

Question 4

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.

Question 5

Families below the poverty line spend a smaller percentage of their monthly income on child care than families above the poverty line.

Question 6

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.

Question 7

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.

Question 8

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.

Question 9

In most states,it costs more to pay for center care for a four-year old than to attend college.

Question 10

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

Question 11

A family child-care home is one where:

A)children's family members care for them.
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.

Question 12

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.

Question 13

Believing in the "consumer service" 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.

Question 14

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.

Question 15

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.

Question 16

In the "School of the 21^st Century Model," early childhood services:
A)are free to all children.

A)have teachers that are screened by the Department of Homeland Security.
B)collaborate with public school districts
C)are required to be inspected monthly.

Question 17

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.

Question 18

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-relatives' homes.