Competency 1A & 1B Flash Cards

Creating the Facility’s Environment

• Ensuring safety and providing appropriate learning tools and materials

• Focusing solely on academic performance

• Limiting access to resources for children

• Encouraging competition among children

Role of Parents in Early Childhood Services

• Attending school events and providing feedback

• Only assisting with home routines

• Participating in educational decisions without collaboration

• Focusing solely on their child's extracurricular activities

Roles of Child Care Workers

• Ensuring children's safety and helping them grow socially and emotionally

• Teaching children advanced academic subjects

• Providing medical care to children

• Managing household chores for families

Jobs in Faith-Based Child Care

• Teachers, directors, child care helpers, and office staff

• Engineers, architects, and construction workers

• Doctors, nurses, and medical assistants

• Chefs, waiters, and restaurant managers

Jobs in Family Child Care

• Caring for children in a home setting

• Working in a corporate office

• Teaching in a public school

• Providing medical care to children

Roles of Child Care Center Directors

• Managing daily activities and staff

• Conducting health inspections

• Teaching curriculum to children

• Organizing community events

Managing the Facility

• Effective management ensures the smooth daily operation of a child care center.

• Managing finances is the only task involved in running a child care center.

• Staff care is not necessary for the operation of a child care center.

• Safety regulations are optional in child care management.

Jobs in Head Start or Government Programs

• Teachers, assistants, family helpers, and social workers

• Engineers, architects, and project managers

• Sales representatives, marketing specialists, and financial analysts

• Doctors, nurses, and pharmacists

Child Advocacy

• Ensuring children have access to quality education and supporting their growth.

• Promoting adult rights over children's rights.

• Focusing solely on children's entertainment and leisure activities.

• Advocating for children's rights only in legal matters.

Handling Communications in Child Care

• Effective communication builds strong relationships with children, parents, and staff.

• Listening carefully is not important in child care.

• Maintaining open communication is only necessary with parents.

• Solving problems is best done without professional guidance.