DCF 40 HOUR TRAINING END OF COURSE
STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATED ACTUAL
TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
⩥ Why establish and follow a written health policy?
Answer: It is an effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy
child care program.
⩥ How do you know if your program has a written policy?
Answer: Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted
in various areas like sink, kitchen, table
⩥ Why should policies be written?
Answer: 1. To ensure parents and child care professionals are
aware of procedures 2 to make sure everyone follows same
rules.
⩥ How is each sense used to observe a child (touch)?
Answer: Check for too much warmth or coldness.
,⩥ How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)?
Answer: Check for a bad smell or a change of smell.
⩥ How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)?
Answer: Ask child if they taste something funny
⩥ How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)?
Answer: Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc.
⩥ How is each sense used to observe a child (sight)?
Answer: First observation of seeing a child's appearance and
check all areas from head to toe.
⩥ The three A's of a healthy child are
Answer: Appetite, Appearance and Activity
⩥ Appetite signs of a healthy child are
Answer: Can eat an appropriate amount of food at meal times.
Will Consume a variety of foods. Is interested in eating?
Appears content after meals/snacks.
,⩥ Appearance signs of healthy child are
Answer: Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin, age appriopiate
muscles, gains steadily in height/body weight
⩥ Activity signs of a healthy child are
Answer: Has plenty of energy (not hyperactive), is alert, sleeps
soundly and has few aches and pains.
⩥ Emotional health of a healthy child are
Answer: a child who usually reflects happy, cheerful feelings
⩥ Social health of a healthy child are
Answer: a child who is friendly most of the time, interacts with
other children and enjoys quiet activities that require
concentration.
⩥ Menal health of a healthy child are
Answer: a child who is interested in new experiences and is
usally confident and adaptable.
⩥ Is a child with short-term emotional illness or disability a
child with special needs.
, Answer: No
⩥ Can you give examples of short-term illness or disability?
Answer: Ear infections vs. hearing loss; cold vs. asthma;
sprained ankle vs. foot deformity; distress over fight vs.
depression
⩥ What can you do to know what is normal for a particular
child?
Answer: Ask the parents for signs of well-being and their child
normal displays.
⩥ Daily checks are a good way of:
Answer: preventing, identifing and controlling illness in a child
care environment.
⩥ Signs to observe in a daily health check in Behavior is:
Answer: general mood (quiet, irritable, drousy, restless), unusual
behavior, activity level, breathing difficulities, severe coughing,
sneezing, hoarseness.
⩥ Signs to observe in a daily health chec in Face and Body:
STUDY GUIDE LATEST UPDATED ACTUAL
TESTED QUESTIONS AND CORRECT
ANSWERS
⩥ Why establish and follow a written health policy?
Answer: It is an effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy
child care program.
⩥ How do you know if your program has a written policy?
Answer: Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted
in various areas like sink, kitchen, table
⩥ Why should policies be written?
Answer: 1. To ensure parents and child care professionals are
aware of procedures 2 to make sure everyone follows same
rules.
⩥ How is each sense used to observe a child (touch)?
Answer: Check for too much warmth or coldness.
,⩥ How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)?
Answer: Check for a bad smell or a change of smell.
⩥ How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)?
Answer: Ask child if they taste something funny
⩥ How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)?
Answer: Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc.
⩥ How is each sense used to observe a child (sight)?
Answer: First observation of seeing a child's appearance and
check all areas from head to toe.
⩥ The three A's of a healthy child are
Answer: Appetite, Appearance and Activity
⩥ Appetite signs of a healthy child are
Answer: Can eat an appropriate amount of food at meal times.
Will Consume a variety of foods. Is interested in eating?
Appears content after meals/snacks.
,⩥ Appearance signs of healthy child are
Answer: Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin, age appriopiate
muscles, gains steadily in height/body weight
⩥ Activity signs of a healthy child are
Answer: Has plenty of energy (not hyperactive), is alert, sleeps
soundly and has few aches and pains.
⩥ Emotional health of a healthy child are
Answer: a child who usually reflects happy, cheerful feelings
⩥ Social health of a healthy child are
Answer: a child who is friendly most of the time, interacts with
other children and enjoys quiet activities that require
concentration.
⩥ Menal health of a healthy child are
Answer: a child who is interested in new experiences and is
usally confident and adaptable.
⩥ Is a child with short-term emotional illness or disability a
child with special needs.
, Answer: No
⩥ Can you give examples of short-term illness or disability?
Answer: Ear infections vs. hearing loss; cold vs. asthma;
sprained ankle vs. foot deformity; distress over fight vs.
depression
⩥ What can you do to know what is normal for a particular
child?
Answer: Ask the parents for signs of well-being and their child
normal displays.
⩥ Daily checks are a good way of:
Answer: preventing, identifing and controlling illness in a child
care environment.
⩥ Signs to observe in a daily health check in Behavior is:
Answer: general mood (quiet, irritable, drousy, restless), unusual
behavior, activity level, breathing difficulities, severe coughing,
sneezing, hoarseness.
⩥ Signs to observe in a daily health chec in Face and Body:
