DCF 40 Hours Child Care (HSAN) Health, Safety, and
Nutrition (2022)
Appetite Correct Answer: A desire to eat.
Isolation Area Correct Answer: A designated area for a child who becomes ill at the facility,
which must be away from the other, healthy children.
Safety Hazards Correct Answer: Things in the environment that can be identified as dangerous
to one's health and welfare.
Communicable Disease Correct Answer: Disease that can be spread from one person to another.
Disinfect Correct Answer: To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using chemicals. This process
does not necessarily clean dirty surfaces or remove all germs, but by killing germs on a surface
after cleaning, it can further lower the risk of spreading infection.
Impermeable Surface Correct Answer: A surface that is resistant to water, chemicals, and other
fluids. These surfaces are required in areas such as changing stations, playpens, cots, and
sleeping mats.
Vaccine Correct Answer: A product that protects an individual from contracting an infectious
disease by stimulating their immune system.
Health Correct Answer: The total well-being of a person—including the physical, mental, and
social self—in the absence of disease or other abnormal conditions.
Clean Correct Answer: To remove dirt, debris, and germs by scrubbing and washing with soap
(or detergent) and water. The process does not necessarily kill germs, but lowers the risk of
spreading infection.
Evacuation Plan Correct Answer: Procedures for getting children and staff out of a building;
applied during fire drills and other emergency situations.
Immunizations Correct Answer: The process of administering a vaccine to make an individual
protected from contracting an infectious disease.
Nutrition Correct Answer: The processes by which a person, animal, or plant takes in and
utilizes food substances.
Sanitize Correct Answer: The process of destroying or reducing organisms to a safe level;
including properly cleaned equipment and surfaces, such as sinks and sleep mats.
Child care programs have a responsibility to maintain an environment that will promote
children's health. What is health? Correct Answer: Health is the total well-being of the child—
, including the physical, emotional, social, and mental self—in the absence of disease or abnormal
conditions.
Characteristics of a healthy environment that promote good health practices include: Correct
Answer: -Clean work and play areas
-Proper hygiene practices
-Implementation and routine practice of a written health policy
Written policies regarding health practices are essential to maintaining a healthy environment in
your child care program. Correct Answer: -All policies should be accessible to all staff
-At hire, employees should be given a copy of the policies
-Rules should be posted and given to families
Why is it important to have policies written? Correct Answer: -To ensure parents and child care
professionals are aware of procedures
-To make sure everyone follows the same rules
Establishing and following a written policy is an effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy
child care program. Correct Answer: Following your program's written health policies will help
to ensure that the children in your care have an environment that is as free of disease as possible.
Observation Correct Answer: plays an essential role in determining a healthy environment and
assists the caregiver in assessing the state of a child's health.
A healthy child Correct Answer: has a good appetite, appearance, and activity level.
How are each of the senses used to observe a child? Correct Answer: We can use our senses—
sight, touch, sound, and smell—when checking for signs of wellness and/or illness.
Sight Correct Answer: - look at the child's complexion; observe for signs of pain or discomfort,
such as limping, droopy eyes, or a runny nose
Sound Correct Answer: - listen to how the child is breathing, or if they are coughing or sniffling;
listen to their words about how they are feeling
Touch Correct Answer: - does the child feel warm to the touch; does the child flinch when you
touch them
Smell Correct Answer: - pay attention to how the child smells; for example, their breath
Why is it important to use more than one sense at a time to observe warning signs? Correct
Answer: You cannot make a complete observation based on one small detail. For example, a red
eyelid may not mean the presence of pink eye.
Appetite Correct Answer: -Can eat an appropriate amount of food at meal times
-Will consume a variety of foods
Nutrition (2022)
Appetite Correct Answer: A desire to eat.
Isolation Area Correct Answer: A designated area for a child who becomes ill at the facility,
which must be away from the other, healthy children.
Safety Hazards Correct Answer: Things in the environment that can be identified as dangerous
to one's health and welfare.
Communicable Disease Correct Answer: Disease that can be spread from one person to another.
Disinfect Correct Answer: To kill germs on surfaces or objects by using chemicals. This process
does not necessarily clean dirty surfaces or remove all germs, but by killing germs on a surface
after cleaning, it can further lower the risk of spreading infection.
Impermeable Surface Correct Answer: A surface that is resistant to water, chemicals, and other
fluids. These surfaces are required in areas such as changing stations, playpens, cots, and
sleeping mats.
Vaccine Correct Answer: A product that protects an individual from contracting an infectious
disease by stimulating their immune system.
Health Correct Answer: The total well-being of a person—including the physical, mental, and
social self—in the absence of disease or other abnormal conditions.
Clean Correct Answer: To remove dirt, debris, and germs by scrubbing and washing with soap
(or detergent) and water. The process does not necessarily kill germs, but lowers the risk of
spreading infection.
Evacuation Plan Correct Answer: Procedures for getting children and staff out of a building;
applied during fire drills and other emergency situations.
Immunizations Correct Answer: The process of administering a vaccine to make an individual
protected from contracting an infectious disease.
Nutrition Correct Answer: The processes by which a person, animal, or plant takes in and
utilizes food substances.
Sanitize Correct Answer: The process of destroying or reducing organisms to a safe level;
including properly cleaned equipment and surfaces, such as sinks and sleep mats.
Child care programs have a responsibility to maintain an environment that will promote
children's health. What is health? Correct Answer: Health is the total well-being of the child—
, including the physical, emotional, social, and mental self—in the absence of disease or abnormal
conditions.
Characteristics of a healthy environment that promote good health practices include: Correct
Answer: -Clean work and play areas
-Proper hygiene practices
-Implementation and routine practice of a written health policy
Written policies regarding health practices are essential to maintaining a healthy environment in
your child care program. Correct Answer: -All policies should be accessible to all staff
-At hire, employees should be given a copy of the policies
-Rules should be posted and given to families
Why is it important to have policies written? Correct Answer: -To ensure parents and child care
professionals are aware of procedures
-To make sure everyone follows the same rules
Establishing and following a written policy is an effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy
child care program. Correct Answer: Following your program's written health policies will help
to ensure that the children in your care have an environment that is as free of disease as possible.
Observation Correct Answer: plays an essential role in determining a healthy environment and
assists the caregiver in assessing the state of a child's health.
A healthy child Correct Answer: has a good appetite, appearance, and activity level.
How are each of the senses used to observe a child? Correct Answer: We can use our senses—
sight, touch, sound, and smell—when checking for signs of wellness and/or illness.
Sight Correct Answer: - look at the child's complexion; observe for signs of pain or discomfort,
such as limping, droopy eyes, or a runny nose
Sound Correct Answer: - listen to how the child is breathing, or if they are coughing or sniffling;
listen to their words about how they are feeling
Touch Correct Answer: - does the child feel warm to the touch; does the child flinch when you
touch them
Smell Correct Answer: - pay attention to how the child smells; for example, their breath
Why is it important to use more than one sense at a time to observe warning signs? Correct
Answer: You cannot make a complete observation based on one small detail. For example, a red
eyelid may not mean the presence of pink eye.
Appetite Correct Answer: -Can eat an appropriate amount of food at meal times
-Will consume a variety of foods
