DCF Health, Safety, and Nutrition | 164 Questions with
100% Correct Answers
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.
Why establish and follow a written health policy? Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: Ask your VPK
program director and it usually posted in various areas like sink, kitchen, table
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.
How is each sense used to observe a child (touch)? Correct Answer: Check for too much
warmth or coldness.
How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? Correct Answer: Check for a bad smell or a
change of smell.
How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? Correct Answer: Ask child if they taste
something funny
How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? Correct Answer: Check for breathing is it
easy or ragged, etc.
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.
The three A's of a healthy child are Correct Answer: Appetite, Appearance and Activity
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.
Appearance signs of healthy child are Correct Answer: Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin, age
appriopiate muscles, gains steadily in height/body weight
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.
Emotional health of a healthy child are Correct Answer: a child who usually reflects happy,
cheerful feelings
, 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.
Menal health of a healthy child are Correct Answer: a child who is interested in new experiences
and is usally confident and adaptable.
Is a child with short-term emotional illness or disability a child with special needs. Correct
Answer: No
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
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.
Daily checks are a good way of: Correct Answer: preventing, identifing and controlling illness
in a child care environment.
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.
Signs to observe in a daily health chec in Face and Body: Correct 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.
Signs to observe in a daily health check in general: Correct Answer: bowel movements (change
in color, oder, frequency), pain (screaming, crying, head-rolling), skin marks (rashes, bruises,
cuts)
Appetite Correct Answer: desire to eat
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS) Correct 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.
Clean Correct 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.
Communiable Disease Correct Answer: Disease that can be spread from one person to another.
Dehydration Correct Answer: Excessive water loss from the body or from an organ or bodily
part.
Disease Correct Answer: an illness
100% Correct Answers
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.
Why establish and follow a written health policy? Correct Answer: 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? Correct Answer: Ask your VPK
program director and it usually posted in various areas like sink, kitchen, table
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.
How is each sense used to observe a child (touch)? Correct Answer: Check for too much
warmth or coldness.
How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? Correct Answer: Check for a bad smell or a
change of smell.
How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? Correct Answer: Ask child if they taste
something funny
How is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? Correct Answer: Check for breathing is it
easy or ragged, etc.
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.
The three A's of a healthy child are Correct Answer: Appetite, Appearance and Activity
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.
Appearance signs of healthy child are Correct Answer: Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin, age
appriopiate muscles, gains steadily in height/body weight
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.
Emotional health of a healthy child are Correct Answer: a child who usually reflects happy,
cheerful feelings
, 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.
Menal health of a healthy child are Correct Answer: a child who is interested in new experiences
and is usally confident and adaptable.
Is a child with short-term emotional illness or disability a child with special needs. Correct
Answer: No
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
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.
Daily checks are a good way of: Correct Answer: preventing, identifing and controlling illness
in a child care environment.
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.
Signs to observe in a daily health chec in Face and Body: Correct 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.
Signs to observe in a daily health check in general: Correct Answer: bowel movements (change
in color, oder, frequency), pain (screaming, crying, head-rolling), skin marks (rashes, bruises,
cuts)
Appetite Correct Answer: desire to eat
Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrom (AIDS) Correct 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.
Clean Correct 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.
Communiable Disease Correct Answer: Disease that can be spread from one person to another.
Dehydration Correct Answer: Excessive water loss from the body or from an organ or bodily
part.
Disease Correct Answer: an illness
