DCF Health, Safety, and Nutrition EXAM QUESTIONS AND CORRECT ANSWERS
LATEST 2025/2026| GRADED A+| 100% PASS
1. 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.
2. Why establish and follow a written health policy? - ✔ANSWER It is an effective way
of maintaining a safe and healthy child care program.
3. 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
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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)
7. Appetite - ✔ANSWER desire to eat
8. 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.
,9. 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.
10. Communiable Disease - ✔ANSWER Disease that can be spread from one person to
another.
11. Dehydration - ✔ANSWER Excessive water loss from the body or from an organ or
bodily part.
12. Disease - ✔ANSWER an illness
13. Disinfectant - ✔ANSWER To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using chemicals to
lower the risk of spreading infection
14. DTP - ✔ANSWER A vaccine for three diseases: diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw) and
pertussis (whooping cough)
15. Evacuation Plan - ✔ANSWER Procedures for getting children and staff out of the
building; applied during the fire drills and any other emergency situation.
16. Health - ✔ANSWER The total well being of the physical body (including the
emotions, the mind and the spirit) and the absence of disease or other abnormal
condition.
17. Health Assessment - ✔ANSWER An estimate of the state of health of a child based
upon observation of his or her health history and measurements of phyiscal growth.
18. Health History - ✔ANSWER A record of major health (and illness) events in a child's
life including immunization information.
, 19. Hepatitis B - ✔ANSWER Serious viral disease of the liver involving gradual loss of
appetite, abdomial discomfot, nausea and vomiting, joint pain and rash. Often jaundice
(yellowish tint of eyes and skin) appears later.
20. How is each sense used to observe a child (touch)? - ✔ANSWER Check for too much
warmth or coldness.
21. How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? - ✔ANSWER Check for a bad
smell or a change of smell.
22. How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? - ✔ANSWER Ask child if they taste
something funny
23. How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? - ✔ANSWER Check for breathing
is it easy or ragged, etc.
24. 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.
25. The three A's of a healthy child are - ✔ANSWER Appetite, Appearance and Activity
26. 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.
27. Appearance signs of healthy child are - ✔ANSWER Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin,
age appriopiate muscles, gains steadily in height/body weight
LATEST 2025/2026| GRADED A+| 100% PASS
1. 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.
2. Why establish and follow a written health policy? - ✔ANSWER It is an effective way
of maintaining a safe and healthy child care program.
3. 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
4. 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.
5. 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.
6. 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)
7. Appetite - ✔ANSWER desire to eat
8. 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.
,9. 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.
10. Communiable Disease - ✔ANSWER Disease that can be spread from one person to
another.
11. Dehydration - ✔ANSWER Excessive water loss from the body or from an organ or
bodily part.
12. Disease - ✔ANSWER an illness
13. Disinfectant - ✔ANSWER To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using chemicals to
lower the risk of spreading infection
14. DTP - ✔ANSWER A vaccine for three diseases: diphtheria, tetanus (lockjaw) and
pertussis (whooping cough)
15. Evacuation Plan - ✔ANSWER Procedures for getting children and staff out of the
building; applied during the fire drills and any other emergency situation.
16. Health - ✔ANSWER The total well being of the physical body (including the
emotions, the mind and the spirit) and the absence of disease or other abnormal
condition.
17. Health Assessment - ✔ANSWER An estimate of the state of health of a child based
upon observation of his or her health history and measurements of phyiscal growth.
18. Health History - ✔ANSWER A record of major health (and illness) events in a child's
life including immunization information.
, 19. Hepatitis B - ✔ANSWER Serious viral disease of the liver involving gradual loss of
appetite, abdomial discomfot, nausea and vomiting, joint pain and rash. Often jaundice
(yellowish tint of eyes and skin) appears later.
20. How is each sense used to observe a child (touch)? - ✔ANSWER Check for too much
warmth or coldness.
21. How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? - ✔ANSWER Check for a bad
smell or a change of smell.
22. How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? - ✔ANSWER Ask child if they taste
something funny
23. How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? - ✔ANSWER Check for breathing
is it easy or ragged, etc.
24. 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.
25. The three A's of a healthy child are - ✔ANSWER Appetite, Appearance and Activity
26. 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.
27. Appearance signs of healthy child are - ✔ANSWER Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin,
age appriopiate muscles, gains steadily in height/body weight
