Handwashing/Cleaning Practices
30 seconds
This temperature is considered a fever
100.4
Medbox
How often must a child in care be served food?
Every 3 hours
Is smoking allowed in the parking lot of a child care center?
No
Before:
Eating or handling food.
Engaging in a food-related activity (e.g., cooking projects).
After:
Using the toilet or having a diaper changed.
Coming in from outdoors.
Handling pets or pet items.
Coughing, sneezing, or blowing their nose.
Handling bodily fluids (saliva, mucus, blood, vomit, etc.).
Using sensory tables, playdough, sand, or water tables (if materials are shared).
Any activity that makes hands visibly dirty.
Describe what you must do if a child becomes sick in your care.
Isolate child
Notify parent or guardian immediately
Follow exclusion guidelines
This item is used for logging use of medication and injuries
Medical Log Book
Children over age 2 should be served this type of milk.
1%
Where is the safest and only place an infant can sleep in a child care center?
When should staff wash their hands?
Before:
Starting work and upon returning to the classroom.
Preparing, serving, or eating food.
Feeding a child.
Giving medication.
Treating a wound.
After:
Assisting a child with toileting or diapering.
Changing a diaper (even if gloves were worn).
Contact with body fluids (blood, vomit, saliva, mucus, etc.).
Cleaning or handling garbage.
Outdoor play.
Handling pets or cleaning cages/aquariums.
Removing gloves.
Wiping noses or mouths.
When should eating surfaces be washed and sanitized?
Before and after meals
after any activity than contaminates the surface
Lines can be skipped in the Med book. True or False?
False
How far in advance should menus be planning in group child care?
at least 1 week
Name 2 drills that need to be conducted and recorded in the child care center.
Fire and tornado drill
After cleaning bodily secretions, where should you throw away the items you used to clean?
Do not reuse cleaning cloths that touched bodily fluids until after washing
A child in your classroom has RSV. How do you let parents know?
Post exposure outside of classroom
Centers can keep over the counter medications for "just in case" scenarios with family permission True or False
False
How many months must a child care provider keep a menu?
6 months
Can children be left alone while sleeping?
must be within sight and sound
How should bodily secretions be cleaned off surfaces?
wear protective equipment
clean surface with soap and water
disinfect surface
dispose of materials properly
wash hands thoroughly
A 2 year old child vomits at 11:30. You call the parents to pick up. They arrive at 12:00. When can the child return to care?
Center staff need this in order to give children prescription and non-prescription medication
Written Authorization from Parent/Caregiver
A hungry child asks his provider for food. The provider responds, "No. Lunch is in an hour, you can wait" Did the provider break a rule?
Depends on when the child was last served food.
at least 2