Keystone Stars
DHS Requirements
On the Job

Policies

Staff Benefits

100

5.25 is the minimum score for this evaluation

What is ERS?

100

The ratio for mixed group of a 7 kindg, 1 preschooler and 1 older toddler

What is 6 to 1?

100

Children go outside twice daily if temperature is above ___ or below ___

What is 25 degrees with wind chill and 90 degrees with heat index?

100
True/False.  Staff may work on school work or other personal computer work over naptime.

What is false?  Clock out for any personal/school work

100

Full time first year staff are eligible for this benefit first

What is paid holidays after 30 days of hire date?

200

Staff classroom meetings are required how often

What is monthly?

200

True/False.  Primary groups not needed

What is false?  Classroom staff must know who and where they are at all times.  

200

True/False  Teachers may sit together at their own table during meal times.

What is false?  One teacher must be seated with children.  Good time to talk about nutrition, health and safety.

200

True/False.  We believe in process versus product.

What is true?  Free expression of art.  No dittos.

200

After 1 year full time or 3 years part time, staff are eligible for this benefit?

What is 1 week vacation?

300

Lead teachers are required to have 1 hour per week planning time. We provide ___ hours weekly (minimum)

What is 2 hours?

300

Paperwork that must be hanging in the classroom

What is emergency exit diagram?  lesson plans? classroom schedule?  emergency phone numbers?

300

Never talk about a child or families in front of them or others demonstrates ___________.

What is Respect?

300
Items labeled "Keep out of Reach of Children" are kept ...

What is a locked closet?

300

Staff are eligible for this retirement account after 1 year

What is 401K with matching dollars?

400

Required to provide variety of methods to communicate curriculum, strategies, goals

What is weekly calendars?  newsletters?  daily report cards? whiteboard messages?

400

True/False  As child comes in, staff are required to do a visual check - condition, injury, illness

What is true?  If child appears ill or family states about symptom follow center illness policy of 24 hours symptom free

400

Use ______________ rather than punishment and ____________ language when speaking with children.

What is redirection and positive?

400

True/False.  Meal counts may be done anytime during the day.

What is false?  Must be done at serving of meal

400

How often are Personal days are offered to staff?

What is annual by calendar year?  2 days 

500

Results from observation based assessments are used for curriculum planning, instruction, individual child goals and referrals.

What are reflections on lesson plans?  emergent interests?  developmental checklists?

500

Cell phone usage in the classroom is a violation of DHS requirements

What is supervision?

500

True/False.  Cleaning and maintaining a good working environment is the responsibility of all staff.

What is true?  It is a team effort.

500

True/False.  The center has an Inclusion Policy and Suspension/Expulsion policy

What is true?  Families are given copies of both in our handbook upon enrollment.  Stars requirement.  Documentation required by staff.

500
Incentive days are given every 4 months for this

What is no call offs?

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