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What are the qualities of a Healthy Environment? correct answers 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? correct answers 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? correct answers Ask your VPK program
director and it usually posted in various areas like sink, kitchen, table
Why should policies be written? correct answers 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)? correct answers Check for too much warmth
or coldness.
How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? correct answers Check for a bad smell or a
change of smell.
How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? correct answers Ask child if they taste
something funny
How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? correct answers Check for breathing is it
easy or ragged, etc.
How is each sense used to observe a child (sight)? correct answers 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 correct answers Appetite, Appearance and Activity
Appetite signs of a healthy child are correct answers 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 correct answers Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin, age
appriopiate muscles, gains steadily in height/body weight
Activity signs of a healthy child are correct answers Has plenty of energy (not hyperactive), is
alert, sleeps soundly and has few aches and pains.
Emotional health of a healthy child are correct answers a child who usually reflects happy,
cheerful feelings
Social health of a healthy child are correct answers 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 correct answers 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. correct
answers No
Can you give examples of short-term illness or disability? correct answers 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? correct answers Ask the parents
for signs of well-being and their child normal displays.
Daily checks are a good way of: correct answers preventing, identifing and controlling illness in
a child care environment.
Signs to observe in a daily health check in Behavior is: correct answers 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: correct answers 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: correct answers bowel movements (change in
color, oder, frequency), pain (screaming, crying, head-rolling), skin marks (rashes, bruises, cuts)
Appetite correct answers desire to eat
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS) correct answers 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 correct answers 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 correct answers Disease that can be spread from one person to another.
Dehydration correct answers Excessive water loss from the body or from an organ or bodily part.
Disease correct answers an illness
Disinfectant correct answers To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using chemicals to lower the
risk of spreading infection
What are the qualities of a Healthy Environment? correct answers 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? correct answers 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? correct answers Ask your VPK program
director and it usually posted in various areas like sink, kitchen, table
Why should policies be written? correct answers 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)? correct answers Check for too much warmth
or coldness.
How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? correct answers Check for a bad smell or a
change of smell.
How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? correct answers Ask child if they taste
something funny
How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? correct answers Check for breathing is it
easy or ragged, etc.
How is each sense used to observe a child (sight)? correct answers 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 correct answers Appetite, Appearance and Activity
Appetite signs of a healthy child are correct answers 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 correct answers Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin, age
appriopiate muscles, gains steadily in height/body weight
Activity signs of a healthy child are correct answers Has plenty of energy (not hyperactive), is
alert, sleeps soundly and has few aches and pains.
Emotional health of a healthy child are correct answers a child who usually reflects happy,
cheerful feelings
Social health of a healthy child are correct answers 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 correct answers 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. correct
answers No
Can you give examples of short-term illness or disability? correct answers 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? correct answers Ask the parents
for signs of well-being and their child normal displays.
Daily checks are a good way of: correct answers preventing, identifing and controlling illness in
a child care environment.
Signs to observe in a daily health check in Behavior is: correct answers 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: correct answers 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: correct answers bowel movements (change in
color, oder, frequency), pain (screaming, crying, head-rolling), skin marks (rashes, bruises, cuts)
Appetite correct answers desire to eat
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS) correct answers 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 correct answers 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 correct answers Disease that can be spread from one person to another.
Dehydration correct answers Excessive water loss from the body or from an organ or bodily part.
Disease correct answers an illness
Disinfectant correct answers To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using chemicals to lower the
risk of spreading infection
