DCF CHILD CARE 40 HOUR CERTIFICATION- INFANT AND
TODDLER APPROPRIATE PRACTICES (FLORIDA) WITH
ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|UPDATED
TO PASS
The goal of the Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices course ✔Correct 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 ✔Correct 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 ✔Correct 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 ✔Correct 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 ✔Correct 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 ✔Correct 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 ✔Correct Answer-Flexible, Feisty, Fearful
Flexible Personality ✔Correct 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
Fearful Personality ✔Correct Answer-Cautious temperaments
get attached to care givers
slow to adapt, withdrawn,
Feisty Personality ✔Correct 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:
TODDLER APPROPRIATE PRACTICES (FLORIDA) WITH
ALL CORRECT & 100% VERIFIED ANSWERS|UPDATED
TO PASS
The goal of the Infant and Toddler Appropriate Practices course ✔Correct 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 ✔Correct 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 ✔Correct 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 ✔Correct 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 ✔Correct 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 ✔Correct 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 ✔Correct Answer-Flexible, Feisty, Fearful
Flexible Personality ✔Correct 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
Fearful Personality ✔Correct Answer-Cautious temperaments
get attached to care givers
slow to adapt, withdrawn,
Feisty Personality ✔Correct 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:
