Ratios and Supervision
What is the ratio for all 6 age groups: Infants & Toddlers, Twos, Two and half, Threes, Fours, Five & Up
Infants & Toddlers- 1:4 Twos- 1:6. Two and a half 1:8 - Threes 1:10 fours- 1:13 five & up- 1:18
How often should you physically touch a sleeping infant or toddler?
every 15 minutes
How often should you be doing headcounts?
every hour
What should you do if you suspect child abuse or neglect?
Report it to the Child Abuse Hotline. Let admin know if you feel comfortable.
How do you figure out ratios with multiple age groups?
Use the ratio worksheet. Generally, it's the middle number (8 for two and a half, 10 for three = 9)
How far apart are children's cots/cribs to be placed during nap?
2 feet or between a solid barrier
What two things must you do to a table/high chair tray before AND after children eat?
-Wash with soap & water, and santize
What two things must be done if a child has an accident/injury?
-take care of the injury appropriately, and notify the parent. Notify the office if it's a head injury.
List the steps of the proper diaper changing procedure in order!
see handout
What do you do when your classroom drops to one teacher
Notify the office
What is the procedure for nap time when everyone starts waking up early and you are alone
Keep everyone on their cots with a quiet activity and call for help
Bottles should be given while held in an adults lap. Purees and solids should be given while seated in a high chair.
What is required before giving a child medication of any kind?
a Medication Form completed by Parent. Prescription medications MUST have the pharmacy label
What is the procedure to call in?
Don't. :-)
How should children be supervised
Within sight AND sound at all times. Children over 7 years old may be supervised with sight OR sound.
What are nap time ratios
The same as awake ratios. A group of sleeping children is equal to 1 awake child.
What age groups should be serving themselves
Twos - hand over hand, three and up, family style
How do you use the Kidzland phone in each room?
Show me.
What is the # 1 rule for supervision
ALWAYS know how many children you have in your care
State the SIDS prevention rules.
Back to sleep, and nothing in the crib. Infants may only sleep in a crib, and can only be swaddled with written parental consent. They may not be swaddled with a blanket.
How far away from children can you be while they are eating?
Infants - within arm's length. Toddlers & Preschool - at the table. Schoolage - within sight & sound.
When writing in the medical log, where do you start? What color pen do you use? What needs to be included?
Start on the next available line. Blue or black ink. Time and date of incident, nature of incident, full name of child, how the injury was treated, or why the medication was given, and signature of adult.
What is a sandwich?
Good-Bad-Good