DCF Child Care 40 Hour Certification- Infant and
Toddler Appropriate Practices (Latest 2025/2026
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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.
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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
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slow to adapt, withdrawn,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: