DCF HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026

DCF HEALTH, SAFETY, AND NUTRITION EXAM QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS 2025/2026 What are the qualities of a Healthy Environment? - 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? - 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? - Answer -Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted in various areas like sink, kitchen, table Why should policies be written? - 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)? - Answer -Check for too much warmth or coldness. How is each sense used to observe a child (smell)? - Answer -Check for a bad smell or a change of smell. How is each sense used to observe a child (taste)? - Answer -Ask child if they taste something funnyHow is each sense used to observe a child (sound)? - Answer -Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc. How is each sense used to observe a child (sight)? - 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 - Answer -Appetite, Appearance and Activity Appetite signs of a healthy child are - 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 - Answer -Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin, age appriopiate muscles, gains steadily in height/body weight Activity signs of a healthy child are - Answer -Has plenty of energy (not hyperactive), is alert, sleeps soundly and has few aches and pains. Emotional health of a healthy child are - Answer -a child who usually reflects happy, cheerful feelings Social health of a healthy child are - Answer -a child who is friendly most of the time, interacts with other children and enjoys quiet activities that require concentration.