DCF CHILD CARE 2026 EXAMINATION SET QUESTIONS
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔An emotionally healthy child - ✔✔usually reflects happy, cheerful feelings.
✔✔A socially healthy child - ✔✔is friendly most of the time, interacts with other children,
and enjoys quiet activities that require concentration.
✔✔A mentally healthy child - ✔✔is interested in new experiences, and is usually
confident and adaptable.
✔✔The three A's of a healthy child are: - ✔✔Appetite, Appearance, and Activity.
✔✔The term "special needs" - ✔✔refers to children who have medical, physical,
emotional, or behavioral conditions that delay or affect development.
✔✔Short term illness - ✔✔requires special attention for a brief period of time.
✔✔Short-term illness vs. long term illness - ✔✔-Ear infection vs. hearing loss
-A common cold vs. asthma
-A sprained ankle vs. a foot deformity
-Distress over a fight with another child vs. depression caused by a significant life event
✔✔Sick Child - ✔✔-Weepy or red eyes
-Sores, unusual spots, or rashes
-Looks tired
-Poor appetite
-Appears distressed
✔✔Healthy Child - ✔✔-Clear, bright eyes
-Clear skin
-Active
-Typical growth and weight gain
-Appears happy/content
✔✔When making a health assessment it is important to observe a child's - ✔✔behavior,
face, and body characteristics
✔✔Daily health checks are a good way of - ✔✔preventing, identifying, and controlling
illness in a child care environment.
✔✔The main goals are - ✔✔to know the children in your care and to provide good care.
, ✔✔Daily health checks will help you - ✔✔know your children's routine behavior, reduce
the spread of infection, draw attention to children with obvious signs of illness, and
foster good communication with parents.
✔✔The (Behavior) signs to observe in a daily health check - ✔✔-General mood
(unusually quiet, irritable, drowsy, or restless)
-Unusual behavior
-Activity level
-Breathing difficulties (labored)
-Severe coughing or sneezing
-Hoarseness
✔✔The (Physical) signs to observe in a daily health check - ✔✔-Skin color (flushed or
pale, dry or clammy, hot)
-Unusual spots, rashes
-Swelling or bruises
-Sores
-Discharge from nose, ears, eyes
-Eyes red, irritated, sensitive to light
✔✔Other signs observed in children as part of a daily health check - ✔✔-Fever (over
101oF, taken orally)
-Vomiting (all, or even part, of food consumed recently)
-Bowel movement changes (changes in color, odor, frequency)
-Pain (screaming, crying, head-rolling)
-Skin Marks (rashes, bruises)
✔✔A daily health checklist - ✔✔is beneficial to caregivers because it helps track
patterns that alert caregivers to warning signs.
✔✔It is important to remember - ✔✔-Daily health checks are essential for ensuring the
health of children in care
-Children's health records are confidential
✔✔Fever - ✔✔may be a warning sign that the body has an infection and needs
treatment before the infection can become harmful.
✔✔You should take a child's
temperature when the child is displaying symptoms such as: - ✔✔-Warm or hot to the
touch
-Sweating more than usual
-Flushed appearance
-Sleepiness
-Unusual breathing
-Poor appetite
AND ANSWERS GRADED A+
✔✔An emotionally healthy child - ✔✔usually reflects happy, cheerful feelings.
✔✔A socially healthy child - ✔✔is friendly most of the time, interacts with other children,
and enjoys quiet activities that require concentration.
✔✔A mentally healthy child - ✔✔is interested in new experiences, and is usually
confident and adaptable.
✔✔The three A's of a healthy child are: - ✔✔Appetite, Appearance, and Activity.
✔✔The term "special needs" - ✔✔refers to children who have medical, physical,
emotional, or behavioral conditions that delay or affect development.
✔✔Short term illness - ✔✔requires special attention for a brief period of time.
✔✔Short-term illness vs. long term illness - ✔✔-Ear infection vs. hearing loss
-A common cold vs. asthma
-A sprained ankle vs. a foot deformity
-Distress over a fight with another child vs. depression caused by a significant life event
✔✔Sick Child - ✔✔-Weepy or red eyes
-Sores, unusual spots, or rashes
-Looks tired
-Poor appetite
-Appears distressed
✔✔Healthy Child - ✔✔-Clear, bright eyes
-Clear skin
-Active
-Typical growth and weight gain
-Appears happy/content
✔✔When making a health assessment it is important to observe a child's - ✔✔behavior,
face, and body characteristics
✔✔Daily health checks are a good way of - ✔✔preventing, identifying, and controlling
illness in a child care environment.
✔✔The main goals are - ✔✔to know the children in your care and to provide good care.
, ✔✔Daily health checks will help you - ✔✔know your children's routine behavior, reduce
the spread of infection, draw attention to children with obvious signs of illness, and
foster good communication with parents.
✔✔The (Behavior) signs to observe in a daily health check - ✔✔-General mood
(unusually quiet, irritable, drowsy, or restless)
-Unusual behavior
-Activity level
-Breathing difficulties (labored)
-Severe coughing or sneezing
-Hoarseness
✔✔The (Physical) signs to observe in a daily health check - ✔✔-Skin color (flushed or
pale, dry or clammy, hot)
-Unusual spots, rashes
-Swelling or bruises
-Sores
-Discharge from nose, ears, eyes
-Eyes red, irritated, sensitive to light
✔✔Other signs observed in children as part of a daily health check - ✔✔-Fever (over
101oF, taken orally)
-Vomiting (all, or even part, of food consumed recently)
-Bowel movement changes (changes in color, odor, frequency)
-Pain (screaming, crying, head-rolling)
-Skin Marks (rashes, bruises)
✔✔A daily health checklist - ✔✔is beneficial to caregivers because it helps track
patterns that alert caregivers to warning signs.
✔✔It is important to remember - ✔✔-Daily health checks are essential for ensuring the
health of children in care
-Children's health records are confidential
✔✔Fever - ✔✔may be a warning sign that the body has an infection and needs
treatment before the infection can become harmful.
✔✔You should take a child's
temperature when the child is displaying symptoms such as: - ✔✔-Warm or hot to the
touch
-Sweating more than usual
-Flushed appearance
-Sleepiness
-Unusual breathing
-Poor appetite
