Linda Is Trying to Select a High-Quality Day Care Center

question 349

Multiple Choice

Linda is trying to select a high-quality day care center for her2-year-old daughter. Which of the following day-carecharacteristics is NOT associated with high-quality care?

• A)A low caregiver-to-child ratio should exist.
• B)An availability of a wide variety of toys and other developmentally appropriate activities should be readily available.
• C)Caregivers are warm, responsive, and well- trained.
• D)Caregivers are frequently reassigned to different groups of children, so that children do not become overly attached to a particular caregiver.

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Definitions:

Personality Development

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Oedipus Complex

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Resent Father

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