DCF Health, Safety, and Nutrition Exam Questions and correct Answers| Complete and Updated 2026

DCF Health, Safety, and Nutrition Exam Questions and correct Answers| Complete and Updated 2026 What are the qualities of a Healthy Environment? 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? 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? Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted in various areas like sink, kitchen, table Why should policies be written? 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)?Check for too much warmth or coldness. How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? Check for a bad smell or a change of smell. How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? Ask child if they taste something funny How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc. How is each sense used to observe a child (sight)? 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 Appetite, Appearance and Activity Appetite signs of a healthy child are