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DCF HEALTH SAFETY AND NUTRITION EXAM
LATEST 2024 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ALREADY
GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED TO PASS
CONCEPTS(ALL WHAT YOU NEED) LATEST
EDITION 2024
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
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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
funny
How 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.
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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
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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.
Menal health of a healthy child are - .....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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ No
Can you give examples of short-term illness or
disability? - .....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? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Ask the parents
for signs of well-being and their child normal displays.
Daily checks are a good way of: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
preventing, identifing and controlling illness in a child
care environment.
DCF HEALTH SAFETY AND NUTRITION EXAM
LATEST 2024 WITH ACTUAL QUESTIONS AND
CORRECT VERIFIED ANSWERS/ALREADY
GRADED A+ 100% GUARANTEED TO PASS
CONCEPTS(ALL WHAT YOU NEED) LATEST
EDITION 2024
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
,2|Page
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
funny
How 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.
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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
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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.
Menal health of a healthy child are - .....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. - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ No
Can you give examples of short-term illness or
disability? - .....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? - .....ANSWER ...✔✔ Ask the parents
for signs of well-being and their child normal displays.
Daily checks are a good way of: - .....ANSWER ...✔✔
preventing, identifing and controlling illness in a child
care environment.
