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Child Development Associate (CDA) Credential Exam

12. Program management: practice questions

Our CDA exam bank has 21 questions on this topic. Here are 4 of them with answers; the full mock exam draws from every topic, like the real one.

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Question 1

What must a Head Start program have before doing a developmental screening?

  1. The parent's consent and collaboration
  2. The child's written agreement
  3. A doctor's written referral and permission from the state
  4. Permission from the state
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A. The parent's consent and collaboration — Screenings are done in collaboration with each child's parent and with parental consent (1302.33(a)(1)).

Question 2

How often should children's progress be assessed in Head Start?

  1. On an ongoing basis, using standardized and structured assessments
  2. Only when a parent asks
  3. Only at the end of the year, in a written report card for each family
  4. Once, at enrollment only
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A. On an ongoing basis, using standardized and structured assessments — 1302.33(b) requires ongoing standardized and structured assessments aligned with the ELOF.

Question 3

According to the CDA standards, the Program Management functional area involves:

  1. Planning the program's budget and fundraising events
  2. Writing the state's licensing rules for child care
  3. Observation, documentation and planning, plus organizing, record keeping and teamwork
  4. Ordering supplies, setting tuition and supervising the program director
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C. Observation, documentation and planning, plus organizing, record keeping and teamwork — The Program Management area: the candidate uses observation, documentation and planning to support development and ensure effective operation, as an organizer, planner, record keeper, communicator and co-worker.

Question 4

Why do teachers use lesson plans?

  1. Because the plans must never change once written, even if children lose interest
  2. To plan intentional activities that build on children's interests and development
  3. To fill time with busy work
  4. So that children all do the same thing
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B. To plan intentional activities that build on children's interests and development — Head Start requires using the ELOF and curricula to plan organized activities and lesson plans responsive to each child (1302.31(b)(1)(ii)).

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