CLASS XII (2024-25)

Human Ecology and Family Sciences

ASSIGNMENT NO. 6
CH-7 EARLY CHILDHOOD CARE AND EUCATION

SNO QUESTION ANSWER MARKS

1. Gross motor skills includes ----- (Running) 1
-
a) Running
b) Catching a ball
c) Scribbling
d) Tearing paper
2. What is the full form of NCF- National Curriculum 1
Framework
a) National Children’s Fund
b) National Curriculum Framework
c) National Curriculum Framework

3. Preschool education is offered throughin Aganwadis 1

urban and rural areas.
a) Aganwadis
b) ICDS
c) Creche
d) Day care

4. The teaching learning process in ECCE must be based Activity and Play Based 1
on
a) Play Way
b) Activity based
C) Activity and Play based
5. . ------------------------- are meant to Preschool 1
prepare the children for formal schooling
a) Day Care
b) Preschool
c) Creche
6. For providing the best learning environment for a toddler, Hostility 1
which of the following is not

appropriate?
a) safety
b)loving
c)hostility
d)playful
7. During preschool years of a child, a Enhancing creative expression 1
teacher needs to focus more on:-
a) feeding the child
b) his/her cleaning
c) enhancing creative
expression
d) other physical care like toilet

8. refers to the movement Gross motor development 1

involving large muscles such as arms
, legs,or entire body.
a) development
b) motor development
c) gross motor development
d) fine motor development
9. Why do we need ECCE? Make children talk,walk,learn new things 1
a) make children talk ,walk ,
learn new things
b) only for providing good
nutrition to children
c) making children perform
difficult tasks
d) interaction with teacher
10. The teaching learning process in an c) activity and play based 1
ECCE centre must be based on:-
a) play and supervision
b) play and monitoring
c) activity and play based
d) activity and coordination
11. Which of the following is not a b) librarian 1
career option for ECCE
professional:-
a) teacher in nursery school
b) librarian
c) entrepreneur in preschool
activity club
d) administrator in day care
centre

12. Teacher/caregiver of young children a) providing opportunities to learn new 1

( under 6 years ) should focus things
more on:- a)
providing opportunities to learn new
things
b) responsibility of domestic ties
c) being angry and hitting
others
d) comparing children with
other children and siblings

13. Infant care of children in absence of b)Creche 1

home care is known as:-
a) anganwadis
b) creche
c) daycare
d) montessori schools

14. ICDS stands for:- a) Integrated child development 1

a) integrated child development services
services
b) immature children
development services
c) international children
developmental stage
d) immense care
developmental stage
15. What is ECCE programme? b) programme at the early childhod age 1
a) programme that provides free that helps to ensure opportunities for
food for children holistic learning and growth
b) programme at the early
childhod age that helps to ensure
opportunities for holistic learning
and growth
c) programme that provides
facilities to handicapped children
d) programme that provides
health faclities to women and their
children

16. ECCE stands for:- b) early childhood care and education 1

a) enjoy childhood care and
education
b) early childhood care and
education
c) experience childhood care and
education
d) experience childhood
camp and educator
17. Early childhood care and education c) be aware of children's community and 1
professional should:- culture
a) good in singing and dancing
b) know about the art
c) be aware of children's
community and culture
d) know all information about
nutrition of children
18. Montessori schools are based on a) Maria Montessori 1
principles of early childhood
education as outlined by a well
known educationist, .
a) Maria Montessori
b) Mario Montesssori
c) Michelle Montessori
d) John Dewey
19. A teacher is teaching the solar b) teach the class with virtual examples 1
system which the child is unable to
understand due to weak mental
development.
What should the teacher do?
a) teach him separately from
whole class
b) teach the class with virtual
examples
c) leave the problem and
continue teaching
d) read the concept twice

20. Which of the following is the care a) daycare center 1

center for children aged
2-8 years in absence of parents or
after school?
a) daycare center
b) home care center
c) education center
d) mother care center
21. is an institutional c)Creche 1
setting designed for the care of
infants, in the absence of home care.
a. Day care
b. Play school
c. Crèche
d. Preschool

22. has emphasised on the a) Vyogotsky 1

need for a concerned, caring and
knowledgeable adult as a preschool
educator.
a. Vygotsky
b. Piaget
c. Maria Montessori
d)Freud

23. Preschool education is offered by b) Anganwadi 1

the Integrated child development
services through the program.
a. Immunisation
b. Anganwadi
c. Play school
d)Balwadi
24. According to b) Piaget 1
young children have different ways of
understanding the world, due to
which they need supportive
environment to explore phenomenon
on their own.
a. Vygotsky
b. Piaget
c. Maria Montessori
d. Freud

25. After completing her post graduation a) Human Development 1

in field, Reena can work
as a counselor/ special educator in a
school.
a. Human development
b. Food and nutrition
c. Resource management
Community extension and
development

26. While looking for a play school d)Trained Nursery teacher 1

teacher you would prefer
someone who is a
a. Graduate
b. Post graduate
c. Counselor
d. Trained Nursery Teacher
27. Young children have a short a) Focused on completing one’s 1
attention span, hence one should not plan
be
a. prepared with several
activities
b. adaptive
c. flexible
d)focused on completing one’s plan

29. The children will be able to relate a)Community 1

better with an adult of the same
a. community
b. gender
c. family
peer group
30. The tell me why stage is b)Pre school 1
a. infancy
b. preschool
c. middle childhood
d. adolescents
31. ICDS along with providing a)Non formal education 1
supplementary nutrition
,immunization and health
services also provides
a. Non formal education
b. Informal education
c. Formal education
Structured curriculum.

32. In a crèche the main objective is to a)Stimulating Environment 1

attend to the physical needs of an
infant where as a preschool aims at
providing a

a. stimulating environment
b. food
c. toilet facility
adult supervision
33. Which of the following is not a career c)Designing and 1
option in the field of ECCE? merchandising
a. Educator for children
b. Caregiver
c. Designing and
merchandising
d. Govt/ NGOs related to
women and child
development

34. The method of teaching to be used for c)Experiential Learning 1

a child in his early childhood years is:
a)Demonstration
b) Lecture
c) Experiential learning
d) All of these
35. The child can distinguish between b)8-12 months 1
the people who he/she recognizes
and those who look unfamiliar at
the age between:
a) 6-8 months
b) 8-12 months
c) 9-10 months
d) 10-12 months

36. 6. is a d)Preschool 1
programme which is child
centered and informal.
a) High school
b) Middle school
c) Senior School
d) Pre school

37. Teachers and helpers in a day care c)Buying toys for the child 1
centre are not responsible for .
a)Feeding
b)Safety
c) Buying toys for the child
d) Toilet habits

38. Governement funded and c)Anganwadis 1

administered institutions operating in
rural and urban areas .
a) Creches
b) Preschools
c) Anganwadis
d) Day care centres

39. . is an a)Sand play 1

activity suitable for children in the
early childhood.
a) Sand play
b) Bicycle race
c)Skating
d)Weight lifting
40. A pre school teacher wants to b)Take them for a nature walk 1
teach the parts of a plant and
colors to pre school children. She
should:
a) Show the pictures of plant to the
children
b) Take them for a nature walk
c) Talk about plants and its
parts
d) Narrate a story on plants

41. A person who wants to become a c)Short tempered 1

preschool teacher should not be:
a) Patient
b) Soft spoken
c) Short tempered
d) Capable of understanding
individual differences

42. The full form of ICDS is: c)Integrated child 1

a)International child development development services
services b)Integrated care
development school
c)Integrated child development
services

d)International care and development

services
43. Books in a preschool should have: d)Both b and c 1
a) Interesting facts
b) Big pictures
c) Text in big font
d) Both (b)and(c)
44. 1. Rama who lives in village d) Anganwadi 1
Zirakpur has a two years old
child, works in fields. What
facility can help her take care
of her child while she is away
for work?
a) Crèche
b) Montessori school
c) Anganwadi
d) ICDS

45. As per Piaget’s theory of cognitive b)Pre operational 1

development, the stage at which the
children can be admitted in a Nursery
school is :
a) Formal operation
b) Pre-operational
c) Sensory motor
d) Concrete operations

46. Example/s of Fine-motor d)Both a and c 1

activity for a 3 years old is/are :
a) Cutting a paper with a
pair of scissors
b) Lifting his ball using both
arms
c) walking tip-toe
d) Both (a) and (c)

SECTION B
1. What makes learning enjoyable in a [Link] centered 2
good playschool? approach
b)Play way method
2. Play is the work of the child “ Scribble 2
Suggest any four activities to Tearing paper and pasting
develop his or her fine motor Crayons
skills. Blocks
3. Rohan is an infant. He keeps crying Stranger Anxiety 8-9 2
and want to cling to the mother and months
keeps following her wherever she
goes. He also gets disturbed as
soon she is out of sight. Name the
anxiety
Rohan is sufffering from. At what age
does it occur?

4. What are the essential a) Safe, loving and caring adult 2

characterstics of a good b) Accessibility of play material for
learning environment? appropriate age
c) A good preschool using play way
method ( any 2)
5. Write the full form of ICDS and ECCE. Integrated child development services, 2
Early childhood care and education

6. Differentiate between a crèche and a A crèche provides substitute care for 2

day care centre. infants whereas a day care provides
substitute care to preschoolers
/school going children.
7. While planning activities for Preschoolers have a very short attention 2
preschoolers why it is important to span, they get distracted very easily hence
have activities for a short the duration of the
duration of time.? activities should be short’
8. Why play way method is adopted for Play way method makes 2
teaching Nursery school children? learning enjoyable.
b) If we force a child to sit in one
place their curiosity will diminish.
c) The child will not feel
anxious and insecure.
d) The child’s
understanding about the
environment will flourish.
e) In company of other
children during play, the child
learns faster.
f) enhances creative
expression and exploration.
(ANY 4 POINTS)

Section C
1. Explain the need to have crèches 1. Helpful for working parents, 3
and Pre schools. substitute care
2. Holistic development [Link]
for formal schooling
4. Helpful for older children in the family
who might have to take care of the
younger one in the absence of parents
otherwise
5. Experience in crèche and preschool
enhances chid’s exposure to other adults
and other environment .

(any three)

2. `Suggest any two activities to Suggested activities for language and 3

enhance Language and Cognitive cognitive development – Blocks of
development of a preschooler different shapes and sizes Puzzles
Matching Cards
Music
Rhymes
Stories

3. Play helps in holistic development of Learning occurs when children play with 3
child . Justify your statement. blocks etc
. helps in Hand and .Eye coordination
.Socialization
.Language development
.Promotes creativity and imagination
. Develop fine motor skills
. Helps in memory skills

4. State the objectives of ECCE as 1 holistic development of the child to enable 3

stated in the NCF 2005. them to realize their potential
2 preparation for school
3 providing support services to women
and children.
5. Discuss the role of a teacher in the Early childhood years are the foundation 3
development of children in the early years of learning.
childhood years. [Link] can develop interest in learning
by providing them opportunities to
explore and
experiment.(Play way method)
 2. She can plan activities to keep the
children engaged and arouse
curiosity.(Nature walk)
3. Children listen to their teacher so a
good teacher can help by teaching them
the basic skills for living and moral values
.(Washing hands before eating)
4. Concepts or habits learnt in the
early years of life remain with the child
forever.(any three)

6. Mrs. Sana is looking for a good An ideal crèche must have the 3
crèche to avail good care for her following features:
child in her absence. Guide her i) It must have trained
three/four qualities/ features/ personnels and workers.
characteristics to select one. ii) It must be safe and have tall
boundaries and gates.
iii) Variety of play
materials,(swings,toys, sand
buckets/beds, AV
materials)
iv) Children should be handled
with love and care.
v) Separate rooms for t.v. and
sleeping.
vi) Health person should be
there.

7. Kids International is Day care Apart from skills to conduct play 3

center. Apart from skills of and educational activities,
conducting play activities and personnel working in a childcare
educational activities what other should have skills related to :
three skills are required by the i) Administration and
professionals working there? management.
ii) Record keeping and
accounting.
iii) Report writing to
maintain proper
records.
 iv) Effective and
productive contact and
interaction with the
parent community.
(any 3 points)

SECTION D
1. Your friend wants to become a pre- 1 she should have knowledge about the 4
school teacher. Suggest her any principles of development
four skills she needs to have in 2 should be empathetic towards
order to become one children
3 should have the skill of creating
activities by use of art/craft/music.
4 should be energetic..
2. Your niece is eight months old, 1 location near home/ office 4
suggest eight criteria your sister 2 child friendly environment.
needs to keep in mind while 3 trained staff
selecting a crèche for her.
4 adult : child ratio should be 1:5
5 have a fenced boundary
6 toys that are age appropriate
7 provision for first aid /trained nurse
8. rooms should be well lit and ventilated.

3. Reena your classmate aspires to After completing class 12 she can go in 4

become a play school teacher, guide for a diploma/degree course in ECCE,
her so that she can fulfill her dream. nursery teachers training also can be
persued/she may do her under
graduation in human
development /psychology

4. List any two activities which a Threading the beads/sand 4

playschool teacher can include in play/playing with plasticine
her curriculum to facilitate
motor development.
SECTION E
1. [Link] wants to open a pre [Link] should be colourful and 5
school. Help her in designing a attractive highlighting the following points:
pamphlet for her school to get Age criteria
admissions .Highlight the facilities Safety and security features
available in the preschool. Teacher student ratio Method of
teaching adopted
Aiming at holistic development
Opportunities to explore and
 experiment in the surroundings. Mode of
transport

Qualifications of the teachers

appointed
( any five features)

2. Neena is a playschool teacher, she 1 duration short not more than 20 mins.
has to plan activities for a day,what 2sustain the interest of the child.
criteria she needs to keep in mind. 3 use of audio visual aids.
4 have a stand by /alternate activity
5 activity should use things and language
that are familiar to the child.

3. You are opening a play school, Threading the beads, jigsaw puzzles, 5
prepare a list of educational toys colouring books, crayons, moulded plastic
which you will require for facilitating swings, plasticine, sand pit, toys like
holistic development of the child. telephone, doctor set, kitchen set, story
books,
puppets

4. Prepare a 10 point checklist which 1 location 5

would enable your sister to find a 2 method of learning
child friendly school ensuring holistic
3 child friendly environment
development of your niece
4 has moulded plastic swings
5 has a traffic park
6 provision of a sensory path
7 trained staff
8 adult : child ratio
9 provision for first aid
10 infra structure –well lit
rooms, toilets are clean
5. ECCE is the need of the hour. List 1 disintegration of the joint family 5
five factors responsible for this in the 2 both the parents are working , so no
contemporary times one is available for rearing the child.
3 the eldest sibling should not be
deprived of his schooling
4 for the holistic development of the child.
5 to provide support services to
women and children,

6. Mrs. Chauhan, an English 1. (A) this kind of learning is 5

teacher , who was teaching called/known as
children in the open lawn, saw Experiential Learning.
a change in weather and sun rays ( B) as per the NCF, the guiding
radiating through the clouds. She principles of ECCE that can be
stopped teaching and told the related to the given situation are
children to observe the beautiful sky as follows:
and relate that to a EVS chapter they i) Recognition of the special
had studied earlier. (A) What kind of features of children’s
learning is it? (B)From the principles thinking ( loves Nature).
of ECCE as per NSF, which four ii) Mix of formal and
principles can relate to this situation informal interactions
iii) Experience of
familiarity and
challenge in everyday
routines
iv) Primacy of
experience rather than
expertise
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