DCF HEALTH, SAFETY AND NUTRITION
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1. Vaccine - CORRECT-ANSWERS- A product that protects an individual from
contracting an infectious disease by stimulating their immune system.
2. Nutrition - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The processes by which a person, animal, or plant
takes in and utilizes food substances.
3. Sanitize - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The process of destroying or reducing organisms
to a safe level, including properly cleaned equipment and surfaces, such as sinks and
sleep mats.
4. Impermeable surface - CORRECT-ANSWERS- A surface that is resistant to water,
chemicals, and other fluids. These surfaces are required in areas such as changing
stations, playpens, cots, and sleeping mats.
5. Communicable disease - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Disease that can be spread from one
person to another.
6. Isolation area - CORRECT-ANSWERS- A designated area for a child who becomes ill
at the facility, which must be away from the other, healthy children.
7. Clean - CORRECT-ANSWERS- To remove dirt, debris, and germs by scrubbing and
washing with soap (or detergent) and water. The process does not necessarily kill germs,
but lowers the risk of spreading infection.
, 8. Immunization - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The process of administering a vaccine to
make an individual protected from contracting an infectious disease.
9. Health - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The total well-being of a person—including the
physical, mental, and social self—in the absence of disease or other abnormal conditions.
10. Safety hazard - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Things in the environment that can be
identified as dangerous to one's health and welfare.
11. Evacuation plan - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Procedures for getting children and staff
out of a building; applied during fire drills and other emergency situations.
12. Appetite - CORRECT-ANSWERS- a desire to eat
13. Disinfect - CORRECT-ANSWERS- To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using
chemicals. This process does not necessarily clean dirty surfaces or remove all germs, but
by killing germs on a surface after cleaning, it can further lower the risk of spreading
infection.
14. Establishing and following a written policy - CORRECT-ANSWERS- is an effective
way of maintaining a safe and healthy child care program.
15. The three A's of a healthy child are: - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Appetite, Appearance,
and Activity.
WITH CORRECT ANSWERS 2025
1. Vaccine - CORRECT-ANSWERS- A product that protects an individual from
contracting an infectious disease by stimulating their immune system.
2. Nutrition - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The processes by which a person, animal, or plant
takes in and utilizes food substances.
3. Sanitize - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The process of destroying or reducing organisms
to a safe level, including properly cleaned equipment and surfaces, such as sinks and
sleep mats.
4. Impermeable surface - CORRECT-ANSWERS- A surface that is resistant to water,
chemicals, and other fluids. These surfaces are required in areas such as changing
stations, playpens, cots, and sleeping mats.
5. Communicable disease - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Disease that can be spread from one
person to another.
6. Isolation area - CORRECT-ANSWERS- A designated area for a child who becomes ill
at the facility, which must be away from the other, healthy children.
7. Clean - CORRECT-ANSWERS- To remove dirt, debris, and germs by scrubbing and
washing with soap (or detergent) and water. The process does not necessarily kill germs,
but lowers the risk of spreading infection.
, 8. Immunization - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The process of administering a vaccine to
make an individual protected from contracting an infectious disease.
9. Health - CORRECT-ANSWERS- The total well-being of a person—including the
physical, mental, and social self—in the absence of disease or other abnormal conditions.
10. Safety hazard - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Things in the environment that can be
identified as dangerous to one's health and welfare.
11. Evacuation plan - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Procedures for getting children and staff
out of a building; applied during fire drills and other emergency situations.
12. Appetite - CORRECT-ANSWERS- a desire to eat
13. Disinfect - CORRECT-ANSWERS- To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using
chemicals. This process does not necessarily clean dirty surfaces or remove all germs, but
by killing germs on a surface after cleaning, it can further lower the risk of spreading
infection.
14. Establishing and following a written policy - CORRECT-ANSWERS- is an effective
way of maintaining a safe and healthy child care program.
15. The three A's of a healthy child are: - CORRECT-ANSWERS- Appetite, Appearance,
and Activity.
