Early Childhood Education

Which program serves children ages six to eight years and includes an integrated curriculum of basic skills, the arts, and sciences?

• Kindergarten

• Early Elementary Grades

• Head Start

• Infant/Toddler Programs

Which program is federally funded and supports dual-language learners?

• Head Start

• Family Child Care homes

• Universal preschool

• Kindergarten

Which program emphasizes the need for more one-to-one care and promotes the optimum development of the child?

• Family Child Care homes

• Full-day Child Care programs

• Head Start

• Universal preschool

Which program is concerned with academic versus developmental curriculum and has issues with academic redshirting?

• Early Elementary Grades

• Kindergarten

• Head Start

• Universal preschool

Which program emphasizes the role of the teacher in providing individual attention and warm relationships with important adults?

• Traditional nursery schools/preschool

• Infant/Toddler Programs

• Family Child Care homes

• Full-day Child Care programs

Which program is known for having a low teacher/child ratio of six to ten children per teacher?

• Head Start

• Traditional nursery schools/preschool

• Universal preschool

• Early Elementary Grades

Which program includes services to families and community collaboration as part of its guiding principles?

• Head Start

• Early Elementary Grades

• Universal preschool

• Infant/Toddler Programs

Which program is described as having a comprehensive nature and parent participation and involvement?

• Head Start

• Family Child Care homes

• Full-day Child Care programs

• Kindergarten

Which program is described as having a concern for academic versus developmental curriculum and issues with academic redshirting?

• Kindergarten

• Early Elementary Grades

• Head Start

• Universal preschool

Which program emphasizes caregiving routines and provides families with information about the child’s day?

• Infant/Toddler Programs

• Early Elementary Grades

• Head Start

• Kindergarten