True & False
Mark the answer A if True or B if False.
11. Almost 45% of American children under 6 are in some type of out-of-home care.
12. On the whole child care programs are good and only a small percentage are deemed a threat to children’s welfare.
13. The Lanham Act continues to support the development of excellent child care facilities so mothers can work.
14. The personal and Work Opportunity Reconciliation Act modified welfare and on the whole eliminates a guarantee for child care help.
15. Many dual-income families have difficulty finding quality day care and then budgeting their funds to support the expense for care.
16. Child Care Centers presently provide care for more children than do other types of care arrangements.
17. Most states have statutes that make it illegal to have a child care program located in a commercial company building or where any business is operated.
18. A state license is required for all child care centers and family child care situations.
Multiple Choice
19. Which of the following are recognized child care options and found in most larger communities?
a. Family child care
b. Before and after school care
c. Child care centers
d. All of the above
20. Under the provisions of the Lanham Act during the World War II, what were many communities able to do?
a. Build excellent child care centers.
b. Provide child care resource and referral services for women working in factories.
c. Help families get off of welfare.
d. All of the above.
21. What is the percentage of mothers of infants who are employed?
a. 77%
b. 59%
c. 23%
d. 32%
22. Which of the following are true statements?
a. Higher income families tend to choose child care centers.
b. Center based child care has increased rapidly in the past 30 years.
c. Some low income parents have difficulty affording adequate child care.
d. All of the above.
23. What is the most prevalent form of after school care for elementary age children?
a. Center-based care
b. Family child care
c. Parent or self care
d. In-home child care
24. How do child care centers today differ from the earliest centers established during the 19th century?
a. Centers today meet children’s basic needs for food, shelter, and supervision.
b. Centers today are primarily established to allow parents to work.
c. Centers today have a greater emphasis on instruction of children.
d. All of the above.
25. Which of the following would be indicators of a quality child care center?
a. Developmentally appropriate experience for children.
b. A predictable daily schedule.
c. An inviting environment of equipment, furnishings and toys.
d. All of the above.
26. Concerns about the effects of child care on children continue. Which of the following are frequently mentioned issues?
a. Disadvantages in cognitive and emotional development.
b. Problems with bonding for natural parents.
c. For-profit motives of companies operating care facilities.
d. None of the above.
27. What is the difference between a licensed child care program and an accredited one?
a. No difference, these terms mean the same thing.
b. Accreditation ensures that minimum standards are met while licensing goes beyond the minimum.
c. While all states have mandatory licensing for child care centers, accreditation is voluntary.
d. Accredited centers are considered higher in quality than those that are merely licensed.
28. What agency oversees the nation’s largest voluntary accreditation system for preschools, kindergartens, child care centers, and school-age child care programs?
a. The National Association of Resource and Referral Agencies.
b. The National Association for the Education of Young Children
c. The National Association of Family Child Care
d. The Children’s Defense Fund
29 Which of the following is NOT considered a structural element of child care?
a. Square footage requirements
b. Adult-child ratio
c. Parent-caregiver relationships
d. Amount of initial and continuing staff training
30. What is the most important process element in child care?
a. Amount of parent involvement
b. Well-planned curriculum
c. Relationship between caregiver and child
d. Adult-child ratio