DCF Health, Safety, and Nutrition(guide
questions)
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Careful constant supervision, maintain a neat orderly environment, teaching
children safe behaviors, providing ask and skill-level approp. toys, having a
person on premises at all time who know first aid and CPR
Choose an answer
How can a caregiver help to prevent What are the qualities of a Healthy
1 2
accidents? Environment?
How is each sense used to observe a
3 Activity signs of a healthy child are 4
child (touch)?
Don't know?
, Clean work and play area, proper hygiene practices,
What are the qualities of a
implementation and routine practice of a writen
Healthy Environment?
health policy.
Why establish and follow a It is an effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy
written health policy? child care program.
How do you know if your Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted
program has a written in various areas like sink, kitchen, table
policy?
1. To ensure parents and child care professionals are
Why should policies be
aware of procedures 2 to make sure everyone follows
written?
same rules.
How is each sense used to Check for too much warmth or coldness.
observe a child (touch)?
How is each sense used to Check for a bad smell or a change of smell.
observe a child (smell)?
How is each sense used to Ask child if they taste something funny
observe a child (taste)?
How is each sense used to Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc.
observe a child (sound)?
How is each sense used to First observation of seeing a child's appearance and
observe a child (sight)? check all areas from head to toe.
The three A's of a healthy Appetite, Appearance and Activity
child are
Can eat an appropriate amount of food at meal times.
Appetite signs of a healthy
Will Consume a variety of foods. Is interested in
child are
eating? Appears content after meals/snacks.
Appearance signs of Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin, age appriopiate
healthy child are muscles, gains steadily in height/body weight
Activity signs of a healthy Has plenty of energy (not hyperactive), is alert, sleeps
child are soundly and has few aches and pains.
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Practice questions for this set
Learn 1 /7 Study with Learn
Careful constant supervision, maintain a neat orderly environment, teaching
children safe behaviors, providing ask and skill-level approp. toys, having a
person on premises at all time who know first aid and CPR
Choose an answer
How can a caregiver help to prevent What are the qualities of a Healthy
1 2
accidents? Environment?
How is each sense used to observe a
3 Activity signs of a healthy child are 4
child (touch)?
Don't know?
, Clean work and play area, proper hygiene practices,
What are the qualities of a
implementation and routine practice of a writen
Healthy Environment?
health policy.
Why establish and follow a It is an effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy
written health policy? child care program.
How do you know if your Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted
program has a written in various areas like sink, kitchen, table
policy?
1. To ensure parents and child care professionals are
Why should policies be
aware of procedures 2 to make sure everyone follows
written?
same rules.
How is each sense used to Check for too much warmth or coldness.
observe a child (touch)?
How is each sense used to Check for a bad smell or a change of smell.
observe a child (smell)?
How is each sense used to Ask child if they taste something funny
observe a child (taste)?
How is each sense used to Check for breathing is it easy or ragged, etc.
observe a child (sound)?
How is each sense used to First observation of seeing a child's appearance and
observe a child (sight)? check all areas from head to toe.
The three A's of a healthy Appetite, Appearance and Activity
child are
Can eat an appropriate amount of food at meal times.
Appetite signs of a healthy
Will Consume a variety of foods. Is interested in
child are
eating? Appears content after meals/snacks.
Appearance signs of Has clear, bright eyes, clear skin, age appriopiate
healthy child are muscles, gains steadily in height/body weight
Activity signs of a healthy Has plenty of energy (not hyperactive), is alert, sleeps
child are soundly and has few aches and pains.
