CECE Professional Standards & Ethics 4

Question 1

An educator learns that a child disclosed abuse to a classroom assistant but the assistant did not report it. What is the educator's ethical and legal obligation?

Accepted Answer

Report the abuse and address the assistant's failure to report

Answer

Each mandated reporter has an individual legal duty to report known or suspected abuse; the educator must report and address the assistant's lapse.

Question 2

Which scenario represents an appropriate use of social media by an early childhood educator?

Accepted Answer

Sharing general professional development resources in a closed educators' group

Answer

Sharing professional resources in closed professional groups is appropriate, whereas posting identifiable child content or engaging personally with families crosses ethical boundaries.

Question 3

The NAEYC Position Statement on Developmentally Appropriate Practice (DAP) emphasizes that curriculum and teaching practices must be based on knowledge of:

Accepted Answer

Child development, individual children, and social/cultural context

Answer

DAP is grounded in three knowledge bases: child development and learning, individual children's characteristics, and social/cultural context.

Question 4

A program director instructs educators to use a disciplinary practice that the educators recognize as developmentally inappropriate. The ethical response is to:

Accepted Answer

Document concerns, discuss with the director, and escalate if unresolved

Answer

Educators have an ethical duty to advocate against harmful practices through documentation and proper channels, escalating if internal resolution fails.

Question 5

Which statement about professional confidentiality is ACCURATE in early childhood settings?

Accepted Answer

Confidentiality can be broken when a child's safety is at risk

Answer

Child safety is the recognized exception to confidentiality — mandatory reporting requirements override confidentiality obligations when abuse or neglect is suspected.

(CECE) Certified Early Childhood Educator Practice Test

(CECE) Certified Early Childhood Educator Practice Test

CECE Professional Standards & Ethics 4