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DCF Child Care 40 Hour Certification- Behavioral
Observation and Screening (Florida)
1. Why do childcare professionals observe and screen children?
Answer So they canfacilitate the growth and development of every child in their program,
detect early signs of development, delay or disability, and identify signs of child abuse or neglect.
2. Observation
Answer an ongoing process in which child care professionals recognize and document
identifiable developmental milestones as they appear using toolssuch as checklists, anecdotal
records, and running records
3. Screening
Answer is an ongoing process in which child care professionals use special-ized observation and
documentation tools to identify, document, and monitor typical development or possible
developmental delay
4. Developmental milestones
Answer are observable behaviors, traits, skills, or abilitiesthat typically appear at specific age
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5. 3 main reasons child care programs observe and screen children are to
Answer -
-foster growth and development
- detect early signs of delay
-identify signs of child abuse or neglect
6. Early intervention
Answer a system of services that helps children who have a devel-opmental disability or delay
7. Atypical
Answer same as not typical or not expected
8. Mandatory Reporters
Answer people that must identify themselves and must reportsuspected abuse or neglect
9. Documented evidence
Answer written data collected by the program
10. Observation session
Answer trained adult monitors a child as they demonstrate iden-tified skills or abilities within a
developmental domain, in their natural environment
11. Developmental Domain
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