Exam Preview for 31314: Legal Considerations in Early Childhood Pro

Legal Considerations in Early Childhood Programs

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1. Which of the following is legal? Caregiver refuses to accept child who is a girl Caregiver terminates a Muslim family who does not pay on time Caregiver refuses to care for the child of parents who are Jehovah's Witnesses because they do not believe in celebrating birthdays Caregiver terminates a child who has epilepsy because she is afraid
2. A parent is regularly late picking up her child. What can the caregiver do? Charge a late fee of $25 a minute Terminate care immediately Triple the late fee for this parent only All of the above
3. Which of the following is an example of illegal discrimination? Giving an earlier pickup time due to reduced staff Giving a discount to parents under "special circumstances" Charging a late fee because a parent is always late Charging a late fee because he is a man
4. Which term describes who has power to make decisions about child's health/welfare, including the right to enroll child in care? Physical custody Joint custody Biological parent Legal custody
5. A mother asks you not to allow the father to pick up their child because they are in the middle of a divorce. What do you do? Restrict the father from picking up the child Tell the mother you can't agree to her request Restrict the father from picking up the child, but only until the divorce is finalized Ask the father not to pick up the child
6. Parents have joint physical custody and the court order says the mother picks up on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday and the father has Tuesday and Thursday. The father shows up to pick up on Monday. Can he take the child? Never Yes, if the mother gives you permission Yes, but only if the father allows the mother to pick up on Tuesdays Yes, because he is the father
7. If, in the opinion of the center/home, a child is at risk when being picked up, what should the center do? Have a staff member take the child home Send the child home with the parent anyway Call a cab or a backup person who can pick up in an emergency Nothing - just ignore the concern
8. A parent shows up and you smell alcohol on his breath. You say nothing. On the way home the child is injured in a car accident. What could happen to you? You could lose your license You could be sued by the parent for money damages The child could be injured All of the above
9. The parent wants to pick up the child without an appropriate car seat. What should you do? Give the parent your car seat Tell the parent to go home and return with the car seat Let the parent go without the car seat and have her promise not to do it again Let the parent go without the car seat and tell her that if she does it again she will be terminated
10. When terminating care of a child, what is the best language to use? You can't bring your child here anymore. Don't come back! We don't want you here anymore. The last day of care for your child will be on _______ (date).