Meal Service
This is the certification staff need to have to be able to serve food.
What is a Washington State Food Handlers Card
This is how much of the day is required to be spent in Free Choice.
What is 1/3 of the total daily minutes?
This is the term for the planned supervision of all children in all areas of the classroom or outdoors.
What is ZONING?
These are two required family interactions where we intentionally get information about child and family culture.
What are Parent-Teacher Conferences and Family Support Visits.
These are the things you should check before scheduling time off.
What are
Program Calendar for Trainings or other Requirements
Other staff absences
Your leave balance
This is the number of times children must be offered food to be counted on the attendance form.
What is TWO times?
These are at least THREE of the daily activities required by Creative Curriculum for Preschool
What are:
Question of the Day
Intentional Teaching Experiences (Large or Small Group)
Read Aloud
Mighty Minutes
Large Group Round-Up
These are THREE actions to take if a child is exhibiting challenging behaviors in a particular interest area.
What are:
Support positive engagement (join in play, peer play)
Support problem solving (turn taking, articulating feelings/needs)
Ensure enough materials for all
Identify if materials/play is triggering
Give the child a cheese stick
Etc!
These are THREE of the ways we include child and family culture in the class and curriculum.
What are:
Incorporating family input into the curriculum from conferences
Family/culture environmental enhancements (pictures, materials, traditions, etc)
Wow! Experiences
And others!
You take these FOUR things when going for a walk
What is:
Donut Rope
First Aid Backpack
Rescue Medication
Safety Vests
These are the types of food and drink adults can bring into the classroom and to the meal table for themselves.
What is the food and drink served by the kitchen that the children are eating?
These can be used to create 3-D structures, practice fine motor skills, and increase a child's protein intake.
What are cheese sticks?
These are the THREE areas that cannot be next to the Cozy Corner/Quiet Area
What are:
Blocks
Dramatic Play
Music & Movement
In addition to language, these are THREE other diversities that must be affirmed, respected, and represented in our classrooms.
What are
Age
Gender identity
Gender expression
Family structure
Abilities
This is where to find a child's rescue medication.
What is hung up in a transparent backpack and taken with the child on walks, field trips, or on the bus?
This is where food allergies and intolerances information is located.
What is
In the child's file
Confidentially posted in the classroom
In the kitchen
These are the steps to request new materials to enhance studies.
What is
Complete the purchasing spreadsheet
Email to Site Manager and Education Manager for approval
This is the recommended number of unit blocks for preschool.
What is about 400?
These are TWO things we do when children are regularly hungry after meals due to not eating unfamiliar foods.
What is
Talk with the family about other options
Request feedback into the menu to add more familiar foods
Give them a cheese stick! (Or other food they like!)
If there is a concern with a child, this is who is required to make the report to CPS.
Who is whoever heard the comment, saw the concern, or noticed a pattern of behavior?
This is the only reason a child may be separated from classmates during meal time.
What is when they request it and are overwhelmed or otherwise harmed by sitting at the shared table, and a teacher is sitting with them?
These are TWO of the Creative Curriculum activities that can be done during meal time
What are:
Question of the Day
Mighty Minutes
Large Group Round-Up
This is the number of blocks per builder that is recommended for 2 year olds.
What is 40-60?
These are THREE specific examples of how we have recently included child and family culture into our program services.
What are...???
This is the thing that is always available and fixes most things.
What is a cheese stick?