Ratios & Supervision
Stepping out of the classroom, even for a second, leaving your classroom out of ratio.
What is a licensing ratio violation?
What is the changing table and floor around the diaper change (if standing up)?
You enter the building for your shift, it's going to be a great day, the sun is shining. You clock in on Homebase and then head to the staff lounge to put your things away, but on the way you say hi to one of the other teachers who you caught in the hall and has a GREAT outfit on today. Then you realize you have to use the bathroom. You finish that, and then grab a snack. Tamara and Kimberly wave to you from the hallway. You dart to your classroom. What just happened?
What is time theft?
You are putting away toys in the toddler classroom, and you notice that some of the toys look particularly small. What item should you use to figure out if the item is allowed in the class?
What is a choke tube?
Standing in one spot scrolling your phone while children play.
What is inadequate supervision?
What must be done when leaving the playground and entering your classroom with your students.
What is a name to face check?
You are about to apply diaper rash cream to a student - you notice that the diaper cream has a prescription label on it. Something is missing.
What is a signed Medication Authorization form?
What is deleting ALL photos/videos of students from your personal device?
This item must be applied to every student PRIOR to going outside, regardless of the weather.
What is sunscreen?
You see a rule being broken and take a moment to message admin.
What is reporting?
The substance that should be used to clean up after blood, vomit or bodily fluids.
What is a Oxivir?
It's pickup time and you see a parent enter the classroom and picks up a child and walks out of the room. In this interaction, what did you miss.
What is acknowledging every parent during drop off and pickup?
You wake up and you realize that you have a last minute, personal appointment that you forgot to add to your calendar. You immediately submit a call-out form for the day.
What is an unexcused absence?
Nap time has just begun and little Timmy has a lot of energy. He is getting restless on his cot and is starting to try to get off of it. You are eager to get everyone quiet and resting. You begin to feel frustrated because he is distracting the other children around him. He gestures for a toy to play with. You decide to not let him have a toy, grab his arm and lay him back down, telling him to close his eyes and go to sleep. What licensing violation are you doing?
What is forcing a child to sleep?
A child gets hurt and you log it in Brightwheel.
What is an incident report?
The distance required by licensing between all cots.
What is 2 feet in all directions?
You just finished a diaper change, you washed your hands, what's next?
What is washing the child's hands?
You get an alert from Breeze that your PDIS training has expired or is about to expire soon. What should you do next?
What is completing the training immediately & uploading your certificate into Breeze?
It's time for writing practice! You have a group of students who are working on tracing their letters, while another group is playing at the Magnet Board. Little Ricky is full of energy today and as he is seated at the table he starts scribbling and frowning. He is not interested in doing his letters right now. He begins to write on the table. You scold him and tell him that he is not going to ever learn his letters if he scribbles like that. What kind of reinforcement are you engaging in?
What is negative reinforcement?
A parent is really upset about something that happened during the day, and you stay calm and listen to their concern.
What is professional communication?
You are in the middle of cleaning up from lunch and you see a child in your classroom starting to get red in the face and grabbing their throat as if struggling to breathe. You think they may be experiencing a severe allergic reaction. You grab the emergency backpack and immediately whip out their epi pen, brace their leg and stick them with it, then message Admin to come quickly. You have not undergone current Medication Delegation training.
What is a medication licensing violation?
What is calling Admin for assistance?
You're having an exceptionally bad week. It's been hectic and your co-worker has been getting on your nerves, not just this week, but for several weeks now, making comments, and being completely uncooperative when trying to manage the classroom together and you feel like you are going to snap or lose it completely. Tamara and Kimberly notice that you seem "off". You've been bottling things up. What have you not been utilizing?
What is management's open door policy?
One of your parents asks about another child’s behavior and you do not share details.
What is student confidentiality?
You forgot to log something and go back to enter it into Brightwheel so parents, admin and other teachers are informed.
What is documentation?