Deck 9: Facilities Management

Question 1

According to the National Day Care Study,smaller groups seem to be more effective at producing healthy child development.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

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.

Answer 2

C

Question 3

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.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

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

Question 5

All school-age children with disabilities must be provided with an Individualized Education Plan.
Select the best answer.

Question 6

An "active zone" is a place where children can use their large muscles in vigorous movement.

Question 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.

Question 8

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.

Question 9

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

Question 10

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.

Question 11

Too much stimulation can actually be harmful to children's development.

Question 12

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)want to meet the people in the photos.

A)find them full of energy and well-being.
B)become tired and irritable.
C)do the same things they did in a beautiful room.

Question 13

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.

Question 14

Appealing to many senses is not a good way to support the play of children with disabilities.

Question 15

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