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Early Learning and Care Quality Assessment Requirements

Preschool
27. Foster Children's Independence
  1 or 2 3 4 or 5
Does Not Meet Expectations Meets Expectations Exceeds Expectations

Staff do not follow the children's cues Staff repeatedly do not allow children to make their own decisions Staff repeatedly do not encourage developmentally-appropriate self-help skills Staff consistently follow the children's cues Children are provided with choices Staff provide time for children to complete tasks Children are provided with choices within their interests Staff provide spontaneous resources to allow the child to follow their own learning path Staff create opportunities for enhancing self-help skills through play

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