Nutrition
Health
Safety
Feeding Infants
Children's Mental Health
100
These facilities have become the first line of defense for preventing childhood obesity
What are childcare centers?
100
An appraisal of an individual's health status
What is an assesment of health?
100
Children learn about themselves and the world around them by taking ______ but it is our responsibility to protect them from ________ that put them into potentially harmful situations.
What is risk and hazards?
100
Because infants have such important nutritional needs, program directors and infant caregivers should focus on meeting the infant's physical and _______ needs.
What is emotional?
100
These can include eating disorders, inconsolable irritability, disrupted sleep, excessive hitting, and shyness
What are troubling behaviors?
200
This is one of the greatest concerns among families living in poverty.
What is hunger?
200
True or false: Infections are transmitted through direct contact with blood, mucus, or other fluids from the respiratory tract and stool.
What is true?
200
Name two precautions to keep children safe from harm if your program transports children.
Have a valid driver's license for the vehicle they will be driving, provide evidence of a safe driving record, have no record of substance abuse, violent crimes, child abuse, or neglect, and not have recently used alcohol or drugs that could impair their ability to drive safely.
200
Breastfeeding for exclusively three months protects children from childhood _________.
What is obesity?
200
Teaching children what is expected rather than punishing them for mistaken behavior.
What is positive guidance?
300
Under-consuming important nutrients and over-consuming calories through high-fat and sugary foods
What is misnourishment?
300
True or false: Most states' childcare regulations require staff to have training in pediatric first aid that includes rescue breathing and CPR and to participate annually in an OSHA-approved session on universal precautions that prevent the spread of blood-borne pathogens.
What is false?
300
Professionals are expected to ensure children's safety. They need to be vigilant to avoid both what?
What is acts of omission and commission?
300
Young infants should be fed when the caregiver sees that the infant is signaling that he/she is _______.
What is hungry?
300
Equipped staff with ________ for dealing with children's challenging behaviors.
What is constructive coping strategies?
400
_____ and _____ served in early childhood programs often provide the majority of children's daily nutrition
What are meals and snacks?
400
This should be completed and reviewed before a job offer is made final and before the new hire comes into contact of children
What is the medical assesment?
400
Creating and maintaining a safe environment, preparing for emergencies, protecting children from injury, and promoting safety consciousness in education are all examples of what?
What is child safety?
400
Always perform this act before getting formula, food, or items used in feeding.
What is washing your hands?
400
Using ________ can help your program establish policies for administering medicines to children in your care.
What is medication administration log?
500
Foods must be kept at appropriate temperatures before serving. Hot foods should be held at 140 degrees F or above and cold foods at ___ degrees F or below.
What is 45?
500
Name five guidelines for feeding young children.
Avoid foods that can be choking hazards to children younger than four, follow guidelines about the appropriate kind of milk for children of different ages, offer children small servings with second helpings available, follow guidelines for serving a new or unpopular food, follow nutrition guidelines even on special days, do not serve the same food on consecutive days, make an effort to serve the same kinds of foods they eat at home, take children's likes and dislikes into account, and provide a pleasant physical environment and positive emotional climate for meals and snacks.
500
Name three of the six components on an injury report form.
Description of injury, first aid administered, medical help sought, parent contact, recommended follow-up care, condition of child at time of release
500
NEVER ______ bottles or baby food to heat them.
What is microwave?
500
Becoming familiar with descriptions and risk factors for child abuse and neglect are written policies in what?
What is NAEYC code of ethical conduct?
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