Definitions
Age
Emergencies
Food
Health
100
means any individual under 18 years of age
Child
100
Means any individual over 18 years of age
Adult
100
First Aid should be:
1. On each floor of each building used by children 2. Accessible to outdoor play areas 3. On field trips 4. Wherever children are in care.
100
F. When centers choose to provide meals or snacks, the following shall apply:
1. Centers shall follow the most recent, age-appropriate nutritional requirements of a recognized authority such as the Child and Adult Care Food Program of the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA). 2. Children shall be allowed second helpings of food listed in the USDA's child and adult care meal patterns. 3. Centers offering both meals and snacks shall serve a variety of nutritious foods and shall serve at least three sources of vitamin A and at least three sources of vitamin C on various days each week. 4. Children three years of age or younger may not be offered foods that are considered to be potential choking hazards.
100
A child shall not be allowed to attend the center for the day if they have:
1. temperature over 101 F 2. recurrent vomiting or diarrhea 3. a communicable disease
200
Means child day center
Center
200
Means children from birth to 16 months
Infant
200
The following non-medical emergency supplies shall be required:
1. One working, battery-operated flashlight on each floor of each building that is used by children; and 2. One working, battery-operated radio in each building used by children and any camp location without a building.
200
Tables and high chair trays shall be:
1. Sanitized before and after each use for feeding 2. Cleaned at least daily
200
Prescription and Non-prescription medication shall be given to child:
1. according to the centers written medication policies 2. Only with written authorization from the parents
300
Means urine, feces, saliva, blood, nasal discharge, eye discharge, and injury or tissue discharge
Body Fluids
300
Means children 16 months up to 2 years
Toddler
300
The following emergency supplies shall be required at the center and be available on field trip:
1. An ice pack or cooling agent
300
The record of each child on formula shall contain:
1. brand of formula 2. child's feeding schedule
300
The center's procedures for administering medication shall:
1. Includes any general restrictions of the center 2.For non-prescription medication, be consistent with the manufacturer's instructions for age, duration and dosage.
400
Means the actual presence of an enrolled child
Attendance
400
Means children from 2 years up to the age of eligibility to attend public school, five years by September 30
Preschool
400
The center shall maintain a written record of children's serious and minor injuries in which entries are made the day of occurrence. The record shall include the following:
1. Date and time of injury; 2. Name of injured child; 3. Type and circumstance of the injury; 4. Staff present and treatment; 5. Date and time when parents were notified; 6. Any future action to prevent recurrence of the injury; 7. Staff and parent signatures or two staff signatures; and 8. Documentation on how parent was notified.
400
High chairs, infant carrier seats, or feeding tables shall be used for children under 12 months who are not held while being fed.
1. Children using infant seats or high chairs shall be supervised during snacks and meals. 2. When a child is placed in an infant seat or high chair, the protective belt shall be fastened securely.
400
centers shall keep a record of medication given children, which shall include the following:
1. Child to whom medication was administered; 2. Amount and type of medication administered to the child; 3. The day and time the medication was administered to the child; 4. Staff member administering the medication; 5. Any adverse reactions; and 6. Any medication error
500
Means the curriculum, environment, equipment,and adult-child interactions are suitable for the ages of the children within group and the individual needs of any child
Age and Stage appropriate
500
means children eligible to attend public school, age five or older by September 30 of that same year. Four- or five-year-old children included in a group of school age children may be considered school, age during the summer months if the children will be entering kindergarten that year
School age
500
The requirements of First Aid Kit:
1. Scissors; 2. Tweezers; 3. Gauze pads; 4. Adhesive tape; 5. Band-aids, assorted types; 6. An antiseptic cleansing solution /pads; 7. Thermometer; 8. Triangular bandages; 9. Single use gloves such as surgical or examination gloves; and 10. The first aid instructional manual.
500
A menu listing foods to be served for meals and snacks during the current one week period shall:
a. Be dated; b. Be posted in a location conspicuous to parents or given to parents; c. List any substituted food; and d. Be kept on file for one week at the center.
500
Toilet training. For every 10 children in the process of being toilet trained, there shall be at least one toilet chair or one child-sized toilet, or at least one adult sized toilet with a platform or steps and adapter seat.
1. The location of these items shall allow for sight and sound supervision of children in the classroom if necessary for the required staff-to-children ratios to be maintained. 2. Toilet chairs shall be emptied promptly and cleaned and sanitized after each use.
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