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Student ID: 21973473

Exam: 003059RR - How to Start Your Day Care Facility

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Questions 1 to 20: Select the best answer to each question. Note that a question and its answers may be split across a page break, so be sure that you have seen the entire question and all the answers before choosing an answer.

1. Which of the following best describes why you need to establish goals for your program? A. Goals tell the community how much they can gain from your program.

B. Goals are essential for the children to follow so they may be successful in your program.

C. Goals let parents know the philosophy of your program.

D. Goals help you understand what it is that you want to accomplish.

2. Some states' regulations prohibit family day care homes from using which one of the following rooms for child care? A. Kitchen

B. Living room

C. Family room

D. Upstairs room

3. Which is considered the best type of advertising for an early childhood program? A. Posters

B. News papers

C. Word of mouth

D. Telephone book

4. You've decided to open a nonprofit child care center. What is one of the greatest advantages of this type of program? A. You're more independent, since tuition fees are the only source of income.

B. You aren't answerable to the Internal Revenue Service.

C. You don't have to become involved in politics.

D. Your program can receive tax-deductible donations and contributions.

5. One example of a form that would be created for staff at a child care center is a/an A. fingerprint form.

B. billing notice.

C. diaper check record.

D. enrollment application.

6. Which one of the following is true of a limited partnership? A. Limited partners can remain secret.

B. Obligations and debts are shared equally among all partners.

C. It allows the organizer to retain control rather than sharing it.

D. This association is based on equal status of partners.

7. For your day care center, you'll have to develop policies to share with the parents concerning all of the following issues except A. enrollment.

B. staff vacations.

C. guidance practices.

D. hours of operation.

8. When incorporating a business, which one of the following is not a major step to take? A. Filing your employee policies with the proper state agency

B. Preparation of bylaws

C. Preparation of articles of incorporation

D. Holding an incorporator's meeting

9. Of the following kinds of insurance, which is required by law for a business with employees? A. Theft

B. Workers' compensation

C. Fire

D. Accident

10. Of the steps listed below, which step comes after the other three? A. Developing goals and policies

B. Obtaining insurance

C. Hiring staff

D. Planning space

11. The philosophy of a child care program describes A. how you'll go about accomplishing your goal.

B. normal child growth and development.

C. the basis for developing your basic curriculum or program plans.

D. a list of policy considerations for parents to follow.

12. Of all the steps needed for setting up a child care facility, the step that must come first is A. stating program goals.

B. determining licensing requirements.

C. assessing child care needs.

D. developing a business plan.

13. Which of the following is paid equally by employer and employee? A. Unemployment insurance

B. FICA tax

C. Workers' compensation

D. Federal income tax

14. All of the following are methods of bringing your business to the attention of prospective clients. Once your child care business is established, which one could you expect to be the most effective? A. Newspaper ad

B. Yellow Pages ad

C. Brochure

D. Word of mouth

15. Which one of the following survey methods probably yields the most accurate information? A. Mail-in questionnaire

B. Shopping center questionnaire

C. On-site questionnaire

D. Telephone questionnaire

16. Most states have licensing or registration requirements for child care centers and family day care homes. These usually include minimum standards for operation. Which one of the following would you most likely find required in a statement of state licensing standards for child care centers? A. Teacher-child ratios

B. Verification of business plan

C. Staff pay and discipline procedures

D. Philosophy of education

17. Developmentally appropriate practices are based upon knowledge of A. government regulations.

B. early childhood education models.

C. your center's goals.

D. child development and research.

18. The largest nonprofit association in the United States representing early childhood education is the A. American Federation of Teachers.

B. Association for Childhood Education International.

C. National Association for the Education of Young Children.

D. National Education Association.

19. You're writing a description of your eclectic model program for a brochure. Which one of the following sentences would you not use? A. Program recognizes the stages of child development.

B. Child is an active learner.

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C. Teacher establishes the environment for the children to interact with.

D. Classroom is filled with materials that are designed for a specific purpose to be used in a prescribed manner.

20. Of the following models of education, which one is more in use than all of the other models combined? A. Eclectic or traditional

B. Developmental-interaction

C. Behavior learning

D. Cognitive