Health and Safety and Nutrition Exam
(Early Childhood) Test Questions and
Answers 2026.
Characteristics of a healthy environment - Answer clean work/play areas, proper hygiene, and
routine practices of a written health policy
Written policy - Answer effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy child care program
Three A's of a healthy child are - Answer Appetite, Appearance, and Activity
Appetite - Answer consume a variety of foods, content after meal
Appearance - Answer clear bright eyes, clear skin, gains steadily in height and body weight
Activity - Answer plenty of energy, alert, sleeps, has few aches and pains
Daily health checks (10 seconds) - Answer Way of preventing, identifying, and controlling
illness in a child care environment
What do you look for in a child during a checkup - Answer behavior, face and body
Temperature/thermometer - Answer must use disposable sheath, can take temperature orally
(mouth) or auxiliary (under arm)
Fever - Answer over 100 F
Dehydration - Answer excessive water loss for the body
Signs of dehydration - Answer Dry mouth, little/no tears when crying, less active, very fussy,
eyes are sunken, hands/feet are cold and blotchy, pulse may seem weak and fast, will not
urinate for hours
Heat exhaustion - Answer caused by excessive sweating
, Signs of heat exhaustion - Answer skin becomes pale and clammy, person feels sick or dizzy,
pulse rate and breathing are rapid, headache and muscle cramps develop
Heat stroke - Answer body doesn't regulate temperature
Signs of heat stroke - Answer 104 F fever, flushed, hot and dry skin, and strong rapid pulse
Communicable diseases - Answer Diseases that can be spread from one person to another
4 types of communicable diseases are - Answer bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasite
Bacteria - Answer small organisms that antibiotics help stop growth
Examples of bacteria are - Answer strep throat, impetigo, pink eye, and some pneumonia
Virus - Answer smaller than bacteria, and antibiotics have no effect (vaccines against common
viruses are available)
Examples of viruses are - Answer colds, chicken pox, measles, and mumps
Fungi - Answer grow in warm, moist places (medication available)
Example of fungi - Answer ring worm, athletes foot
Parasites - Answer organisms that live on animals and people
Example of parasites are - Answer pinworms, roundworms, and head lice
Chicken pox - Answer slight fever, fine blisters, first on scalp, then on face and body
Common cold - Answer runny nose watery eyes, chills, malaise, usually no fever, lethargic
Flu - Answer high fever, chills, headache, sore throat, muscle pain, sneezing, develop chest
pain or cough
(Early Childhood) Test Questions and
Answers 2026.
Characteristics of a healthy environment - Answer clean work/play areas, proper hygiene, and
routine practices of a written health policy
Written policy - Answer effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy child care program
Three A's of a healthy child are - Answer Appetite, Appearance, and Activity
Appetite - Answer consume a variety of foods, content after meal
Appearance - Answer clear bright eyes, clear skin, gains steadily in height and body weight
Activity - Answer plenty of energy, alert, sleeps, has few aches and pains
Daily health checks (10 seconds) - Answer Way of preventing, identifying, and controlling
illness in a child care environment
What do you look for in a child during a checkup - Answer behavior, face and body
Temperature/thermometer - Answer must use disposable sheath, can take temperature orally
(mouth) or auxiliary (under arm)
Fever - Answer over 100 F
Dehydration - Answer excessive water loss for the body
Signs of dehydration - Answer Dry mouth, little/no tears when crying, less active, very fussy,
eyes are sunken, hands/feet are cold and blotchy, pulse may seem weak and fast, will not
urinate for hours
Heat exhaustion - Answer caused by excessive sweating
, Signs of heat exhaustion - Answer skin becomes pale and clammy, person feels sick or dizzy,
pulse rate and breathing are rapid, headache and muscle cramps develop
Heat stroke - Answer body doesn't regulate temperature
Signs of heat stroke - Answer 104 F fever, flushed, hot and dry skin, and strong rapid pulse
Communicable diseases - Answer Diseases that can be spread from one person to another
4 types of communicable diseases are - Answer bacteria, fungi, viruses, and parasite
Bacteria - Answer small organisms that antibiotics help stop growth
Examples of bacteria are - Answer strep throat, impetigo, pink eye, and some pneumonia
Virus - Answer smaller than bacteria, and antibiotics have no effect (vaccines against common
viruses are available)
Examples of viruses are - Answer colds, chicken pox, measles, and mumps
Fungi - Answer grow in warm, moist places (medication available)
Example of fungi - Answer ring worm, athletes foot
Parasites - Answer organisms that live on animals and people
Example of parasites are - Answer pinworms, roundworms, and head lice
Chicken pox - Answer slight fever, fine blisters, first on scalp, then on face and body
Common cold - Answer runny nose watery eyes, chills, malaise, usually no fever, lethargic
Flu - Answer high fever, chills, headache, sore throat, muscle pain, sneezing, develop chest
pain or cough
