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DCF HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION EXAM 2025|
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1. What are the qualities of a Healthy Environment? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct answer
- Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted in various areas
like sink, kitchen, table
4. Why should policies be written? - correct answer - 1. To ensure parents
and child care professionals are aware of procedures 2 to make sure
everyone follows same rules.
5. How is each sense used to observe a child (touch)? - correct answer -
Check for too much warmth or coldness.
6. How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? - correct answer -
Check for a bad smell or a change of smell.
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7. How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? - correct answer -
Ask child if they taste something funny
8. How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? - correct answer -
Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc.
9. How is each sense used to observe a child (sight)? - correct answer -
First observation of seeing a child's appearance and check all areas
from head to toe.
10. The three A's of a healthy child are - correct answer - Appetite,
Appearance and Activity
11. Appetite signs of a healthy child are - correct 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.
12. Appearance signs of healthy child are - correct answer - Has clear,
bright eyes, clear skin, age appriopiate muscles, gains steadily in
height/body weight
13. Activity signs of a healthy child are - correct answer - Has plenty of
energy (not hyperactive), is alert, sleeps soundly and has few aches and
pains.
14. Emotional health of a healthy child are - correct answer - a child who
usually reflects happy, cheerful feelings
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15. Social health of a healthy child are - correct answer - a child who is
friendly most of the time, interacts with other children and enjoys quiet
activities that require concentration.
16. Menal health of a healthy child are - correct answer - a child who is
interested in new experiences and is usally confident and adaptable.
17. Is a child with short-term emotional illness or disability a child with
special needs. - correct answer - No
18. Can you give examples of short-term illness or disability? - correct
answer - Ear infections vs. hearing loss; cold vs. asthma; sprained ankle
vs. foot deformity; distress over fight vs. depression
19. What can you do to know what is normal for a particular child? -
correct answer - Ask the parents for signs of well-being and their child
normal displays.
20. Daily checks are a good way of: - correct answer - preventing,
identifing and controlling illness in a child care environment.
21. Signs to observe in a daily health check in Behavior is: - correct
answer - general mood (quiet, irritable, drousy, restless), unusual
behavior, activity level, breathing difficulities, severe coughing, sneezing,
hoarseness.
22. Signs to observe in a daily health chec in Face and Body: - correct
answer - Skin color (flused, pale, dry, clammy, hot), unusual spots,
DCF HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION EXAM 2025|
BRAND NEW ACTUAL EXAM WITH 100% VERIFIED
QUESTIONS AND CORRECT SOLUTIONS|
GUARANTEED VALUE PACK| ACE YOUR GRADES.
1. What are the qualities of a Healthy Environment? - correct 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? - correct 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? - correct answer
- Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted in various areas
like sink, kitchen, table
4. Why should policies be written? - correct answer - 1. To ensure parents
and child care professionals are aware of procedures 2 to make sure
everyone follows same rules.
5. How is each sense used to observe a child (touch)? - correct answer -
Check for too much warmth or coldness.
6. How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? - correct answer -
Check for a bad smell or a change of smell.
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7. How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? - correct answer -
Ask child if they taste something funny
8. How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? - correct answer -
Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc.
9. How is each sense used to observe a child (sight)? - correct answer -
First observation of seeing a child's appearance and check all areas
from head to toe.
10. The three A's of a healthy child are - correct answer - Appetite,
Appearance and Activity
11. Appetite signs of a healthy child are - correct 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.
12. Appearance signs of healthy child are - correct answer - Has clear,
bright eyes, clear skin, age appriopiate muscles, gains steadily in
height/body weight
13. Activity signs of a healthy child are - correct answer - Has plenty of
energy (not hyperactive), is alert, sleeps soundly and has few aches and
pains.
14. Emotional health of a healthy child are - correct answer - a child who
usually reflects happy, cheerful feelings
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15. Social health of a healthy child are - correct answer - a child who is
friendly most of the time, interacts with other children and enjoys quiet
activities that require concentration.
16. Menal health of a healthy child are - correct answer - a child who is
interested in new experiences and is usally confident and adaptable.
17. Is a child with short-term emotional illness or disability a child with
special needs. - correct answer - No
18. Can you give examples of short-term illness or disability? - correct
answer - Ear infections vs. hearing loss; cold vs. asthma; sprained ankle
vs. foot deformity; distress over fight vs. depression
19. What can you do to know what is normal for a particular child? -
correct answer - Ask the parents for signs of well-being and their child
normal displays.
20. Daily checks are a good way of: - correct answer - preventing,
identifing and controlling illness in a child care environment.
21. Signs to observe in a daily health check in Behavior is: - correct
answer - general mood (quiet, irritable, drousy, restless), unusual
behavior, activity level, breathing difficulities, severe coughing, sneezing,
hoarseness.
22. Signs to observe in a daily health chec in Face and Body: - correct
answer - Skin color (flused, pale, dry, clammy, hot), unusual spots,
