DCF- Special Needs Appropriate Practice 2023 QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS GRADED A+

What makes an inclusive child care setting? - ANSWER 1.People first language 2. Using inclusive language and discussion 3. Research the needs of children in your care 4. Providing DAP 5. Allowing all children into your program no matter their physical, mental, developmental or emotional needs Support Services - ANSWER organizations that offer resources for children with special needs and their families; ex: Head Start, Child Care Resource, Subsidized Child Care Six Child Development Principles - ANSWER 1.Children develop rapidly and simultaneously through the body 2.There are identifiable stages and patterns of developments but there is variation in rates 3.Development is not uniform 4.Sequence of development is similar but children can progress, regress and/or skip stages 5.Each skill builds off a previous one 6. Social and cultural rules influence what a child learns Six Domains of Development that can be delayed - ANSWER 1.Physical 2.Motor 3.Cognitive Development and General Knowledge 4.Social and Emotional 5.Language and Communication