DCF CHILD CARE 40 HOUR
CERTIFICATION- INFANT AND
TODDLER APPROPRIATE
PRACTICES (FLORIDA) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The goal of the Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices course - ANSWER-is to
guide child care professionals responsible for the care of children birth through 36
months through the principles of developmentally appropriate practice.
Infant - ANSWER-"infant" comes from the Latin word "infans" which means unable or
incapable of speech.
first stage of their life, until around 18 months of age.
Toddler - ANSWER-"toddle" means "to walk with short tottering steps," which makes
a toddler a child who is just learning to walk. The term toddler is usually used to refer
to children from 18 to 36 months.
Infant and Toddler Divisions - ANSWER-The Florida Department of Education Office
of Early Learning divides infants and toddlers into the following divisions: Birth to 8
months, 8 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and two-year-olds.
Primary concern for infants - ANSWER-At this stage the primary concern for infants
is secure attachments formed through close relationships with parents and
caregivers who make them feel safe and secure.
Primary concern for toddlers - ANSWER-Toddlers seek to gain independence and
control through more purposeful exploration. A budding sense of self comes from
repeated opportunities to explore how the world works. Understanding who they are
and how things work is a dominant theme for toddlers.
3 Common Infant/Toddler Personality Types - ANSWER-Flexible, Feisty, Fearful
Flexible Personality - ANSWER-Easy- 40 percent of children
adapt easily, easy to toilet train, generally cheerful, low intensity, low sensitivity
Seldom fuss- need special attention to not get lost in the group
Positive Guidance Strategies - ANSWER-Positive guidance strategies are
techniques to not only prevent difficult behavior but to address them once they
happen. Guidance strategies differ drastically from punishment in that punishment is
meant to control behavior through negative outcomes, where guidance strategies are
designed to shape and encourage more acceptable behaviors
, Challenging Behaviors in Toddlers - ANSWER-Temper tantrums, refusing to share,
biting, saying no, throwing objects, putting objects in mouth, hitting, kicking, hair
pulling,
Fearful Personality - ANSWER-Cautious temperaments
get attached to care givers
slow to adapt, withdrawn,
Feisty Personality - ANSWER-Spirited/fun but need managed
so intense they are a handful
zesty, vocal and animated about needs and wants, moody, irregular, sensitive,
distractable,
to deal with feistiness:
redirection- empathy then redirect the attention of the child and help them move on
Young Infants NAEYC - ANSWER-birth to 9 months motivated by security
Mobile Infants NAEYC - ANSWER-engage in exploration 9- 18 months
Toddlers NAEYC - ANSWER-18-36 months forming identity
Motor Skills (Fine and Gross) - ANSWER-Because infants and toddlers are not yet
proficiently mobile or skillful at manipulating objects in the environment, they are
developing both their gross and fine motor skills at the same time.
Head to toe (cephalocaudal), meaning infants will learn to use their arms before their
legs
Center of body to limbs (proximodistal), meaning infants will gain control of their
bodies starting from the torso and working outward to their arms
Gross motor to fine motor, meaning children will develop large general movements
such as waving their arms before they learn to grasp and use objects such as
crayons
Locomotion - ANSWER-the ability to move from one place to another, also develops
along a pattern:
2 - 3 months - head and chest control
3 months - can reach and miss
5 - 6 months - rolls from back to stomach
7 months - sits alone
8 months - stands with help
Who created DAP - ANSWER-NAEYC National Association for the Education of
Young Children
Sensorimotor Stage - ANSWER-by Piaget
CERTIFICATION- INFANT AND
TODDLER APPROPRIATE
PRACTICES (FLORIDA) WITH
COMPLETE SOLUTIONS
The goal of the Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices course - ANSWER-is to
guide child care professionals responsible for the care of children birth through 36
months through the principles of developmentally appropriate practice.
Infant - ANSWER-"infant" comes from the Latin word "infans" which means unable or
incapable of speech.
first stage of their life, until around 18 months of age.
Toddler - ANSWER-"toddle" means "to walk with short tottering steps," which makes
a toddler a child who is just learning to walk. The term toddler is usually used to refer
to children from 18 to 36 months.
Infant and Toddler Divisions - ANSWER-The Florida Department of Education Office
of Early Learning divides infants and toddlers into the following divisions: Birth to 8
months, 8 to 18 months, 18 to 24 months, and two-year-olds.
Primary concern for infants - ANSWER-At this stage the primary concern for infants
is secure attachments formed through close relationships with parents and
caregivers who make them feel safe and secure.
Primary concern for toddlers - ANSWER-Toddlers seek to gain independence and
control through more purposeful exploration. A budding sense of self comes from
repeated opportunities to explore how the world works. Understanding who they are
and how things work is a dominant theme for toddlers.
3 Common Infant/Toddler Personality Types - ANSWER-Flexible, Feisty, Fearful
Flexible Personality - ANSWER-Easy- 40 percent of children
adapt easily, easy to toilet train, generally cheerful, low intensity, low sensitivity
Seldom fuss- need special attention to not get lost in the group
Positive Guidance Strategies - ANSWER-Positive guidance strategies are
techniques to not only prevent difficult behavior but to address them once they
happen. Guidance strategies differ drastically from punishment in that punishment is
meant to control behavior through negative outcomes, where guidance strategies are
designed to shape and encourage more acceptable behaviors
, Challenging Behaviors in Toddlers - ANSWER-Temper tantrums, refusing to share,
biting, saying no, throwing objects, putting objects in mouth, hitting, kicking, hair
pulling,
Fearful Personality - ANSWER-Cautious temperaments
get attached to care givers
slow to adapt, withdrawn,
Feisty Personality - ANSWER-Spirited/fun but need managed
so intense they are a handful
zesty, vocal and animated about needs and wants, moody, irregular, sensitive,
distractable,
to deal with feistiness:
redirection- empathy then redirect the attention of the child and help them move on
Young Infants NAEYC - ANSWER-birth to 9 months motivated by security
Mobile Infants NAEYC - ANSWER-engage in exploration 9- 18 months
Toddlers NAEYC - ANSWER-18-36 months forming identity
Motor Skills (Fine and Gross) - ANSWER-Because infants and toddlers are not yet
proficiently mobile or skillful at manipulating objects in the environment, they are
developing both their gross and fine motor skills at the same time.
Head to toe (cephalocaudal), meaning infants will learn to use their arms before their
legs
Center of body to limbs (proximodistal), meaning infants will gain control of their
bodies starting from the torso and working outward to their arms
Gross motor to fine motor, meaning children will develop large general movements
such as waving their arms before they learn to grasp and use objects such as
crayons
Locomotion - ANSWER-the ability to move from one place to another, also develops
along a pattern:
2 - 3 months - head and chest control
3 months - can reach and miss
5 - 6 months - rolls from back to stomach
7 months - sits alone
8 months - stands with help
Who created DAP - ANSWER-NAEYC National Association for the Education of
Young Children
Sensorimotor Stage - ANSWER-by Piaget
