DCF Health, Safety, and Nutrition Questions & Answers!!
What are the qualities of a Healthy Environment? -ANSWER Clean work and play area, proper hygiene practices, implementation and routine practice of a writen health policy.
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: -ANSWER Skin color (flused, pale, dry, clammy, hot), unusual spots, raches, swelling or bruises, sores, discharge from nose, ears, eyes, red look to eyes, irritated sensitive to light.
Signs to observe in a daily health check in general: -ANSWER bowel movements (change in color, oder, frequency), pain (screaming, crying, head-rolling), skin marks (rashes, bruises, cuts)
Appetite -ANSWER desire to eat
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS) -ANSWER A virus infection that renders the body incapable of fighting off the most common diseases and is usually fatal. This is
considered to be the end stage of a HIV diagnosis.
Clean -ANSWER To remove dirt, debris and germs by scrubbing and washing with soap
(or detergent) and water. The process does not necessary kill germs, but lowers the risk
of spreading infection.
Communiable Disease -ANSWER Disease that can be spread from one person to another.
What are the qualities of a Healthy Environment? -ANSWER Clean work and play area, proper hygiene practices, implementation and routine practice of a writen health policy.
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: -ANSWER Skin color (flused, pale, dry, clammy, hot), unusual spots, raches, swelling or bruises, sores, discharge from nose, ears, eyes, red look to eyes, irritated sensitive to light.
Signs to observe in a daily health check in general: -ANSWER bowel movements (change in color, oder, frequency), pain (screaming, crying, head-rolling), skin marks (rashes, bruises, cuts)
Appetite -ANSWER desire to eat
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS) -ANSWER A virus infection that renders the body incapable of fighting off the most common diseases and is usually fatal. This is
considered to be the end stage of a HIV diagnosis.
Clean -ANSWER To remove dirt, debris and germs by scrubbing and washing with soap
(or detergent) and water. The process does not necessary kill germs, but lowers the risk
of spreading infection.
Communiable Disease -ANSWER Disease that can be spread from one person to another.
