Day care Selection Test

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    Please describe your experience in the daycare field to date.

    • No experience
    • Less than 6 months of experience
    • More than 6 months of experience
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An online selection test for the position of teacher at a fictional day care. Please answer the following questions based on your knowledge, experience and skills in the day care field. Some questions may have multiple appropriate answers.

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  • 2. 

    Describe the work environment in which you are most productive.

    • Calm and quiet

    • Constant activity and lively

    • Extremely organized

    • Always changing and lacking consistency

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  • 3. 

    How would you handle a crying baby?

    • Attempt to feed the baby

    • Change his or her diaper

    • Leave the room

    • Yell for help

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  • 4. 

    Are you currently CPR Certified?

    • Yes

    • No

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  • 5. 

    Are you currently or in the past have you pursued a degree in early childcare by taking coursework in a related field?

    • Yes

    • No

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  • 6. 

    Do you currently hold a degree in early childcare or a related field (child psychology, developmental psychology)?

    • Yes

    • No

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  • 7. 

    How would you handle a preschool aged child using a swear word in the classroom?

    • Yell at him in front of the class

    • Ignore him

    • Talk to his parents

    • Talk to him privately

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  • 8. 

    Which best describes your organizational style?

    • My days are planned to the minute

    • I act spur of the moment most of the time

    • I plan events but allow for flexibility

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  • 9. 

    When is the best time to meet with a parent about a concern you have for their child?

    • As they are dropping their child off

    • When they are picking their child up

    • At a scheduled time

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  • 10. 

    Describe any experience you have with planning curriculum for young children.

    • None

    • I have planned a weekly curriculum for young children

    • I have planned a monthly curriculum for young children

    • I have planned a curriculum for school aged students (K-12)

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  • 11. 

    What do you feel is the main purpose of a day care?

    • To foster development

    • To provide a safe environment for learning

    • To provide a place to play while parents are at work

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  • 12. 

    Describe what situation would motivate you the most.

    • An upcoming evaluation from a boss

    • Self-set goals to improve the classroom

    • A recent poor evaluation from a boss

    • A desire to present an organized classroom environment

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  • 13. 

    Describe your ideal boss.

    • Hands-off; allows employees to create a solution

    • Expects many rules to be followed

    • Gives a detailed description of what to do in many situations

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  • 14. 

    Describe how you are most likely to deal with a stressful situation in the classroom.

    • Leave the room

    • Call for help

    • Complain to a parent

    • Discuss with the boss

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