1Chapter 11 focuses primarily on:
- Child development theories
- Early childhood education programs and policies in Canada
- Classroom behaviour management
- Observation techniques
2Which of the following is a type of early childhood program discussed in the chapter?
- Child care centres
- Kindergartens
- Nursery schools
- All of the above
3Regulated child care programs are important because they:
- Eliminate government involvement
- Meet standards for health, safety, and quality
- Operate without qualified educators
- Serve adults only
4Responsibility for regulating child care in Canada belongs primarily to:
- Individual schools
- Provinces and territories
- Municipal governments only
- Private companies
5Regulated home child care is provided:
- Only in schools
- In an educator's licensed home
- Only in hospitals
- Only in community centres
6Full-day kindergarten helps children:
- Avoid early learning
- Prepare for future school success
- Stay at home longer
- Replace preschool completely
7Aboriginal Head Start programs emphasize:
- Standardized testing
- Indigenous culture, language, and school readiness
- Competitive academics
- Sports only
8Family support centres provide:
- Only child care
- Services and resources for children and families
- University education
- Health care only
9Government oversight helps ensure ECE programs:
- Operate without regulations
- Maintain quality and safety standards
- Eliminate educator qualifications
- Reduce family involvement
10One purpose of comparing international ECE systems is to:
- Replace Canadian programs
- Learn from different approaches and improve practice
- Eliminate regulations
- Standardize all countries' programs