Licensing Regulation
These are the correct ratios and maximum group sizes for Inf/Todd, 2's, PS, SA
What is 3:1 max of 6, 6:1 max of 12, 10:1 max of 20, 15:1 max of 30
This training is required to be updated by ALL staff members by 12/31 each year.
What is the Basic Health and Safety yearly update?
This is the difference between licensing and accreditation.
What is licensing is the basics for safety and supervision required by any place providing childcare, while accreditation is a program that shows programs are providing curriculum and programs that go above and beyond the basics of keeping the children safe.
This is the amount of notice that needs to be given for staff leave requests and how they are submitted.
What is entered into Paychex with at least 2 weeks notice
This is when lesson plans and newsletters are due to the office for review.
What is the Wednesday of the last week of the month.
These are the times when it is acceptable for staff to be consuming food in the classroom.
What is when the children are eating meals or snacks, as long as staff are sitting with the children modeling appropriate table manners and the food is in line with what is being served.
This is the number of hours of training is required by licensing each year for aides and for lead teachers.
This is the number of hours of training is required by licensing each year for aides and for lead teachers.
List 5 of the centers that are required in an accredited classroom and which 2 should have the largest play space.
Blocks/Dramatic Play & Social Studies/Library/Writing/Art/Sensory & Science/ Math & Manipulatives/ Calming/ Literacy & Language Arts
Describe the procedure and expectations for a staff member who is unable to report to work as scheduled.
* 100 bonus points for knowing how many callouts the handbook considers reasonable.
What is notify management as soon as you are aware but no less that 2 hours before your scheduled shift via phone call (or because your management team are nice text message). If you do not receive confirmation of your text message it is the employee's responsibility to speak to someone who can confirm the call out.
* What is 1 occurrence every 2 months
This document is necessary to complete name to face attendance checks.
How often are name to face attendance checks supposed to take place.
What is an accurate attendance sheet? Whenever a group changes spaces, combines or separates with another group or staffing changes.
This is how often licensing requires diapers to be checked and changed and what to do if a child's diaper is dry.
What is no longer than every 2 hours or when it is noticed that the child is soiled. If a child is dry the change is to be documented and the child needs to be checked again for a diaper within 1 hour.
This is what happens if a staff member does not complete their training hours in the year as required.
What is the center receives a non-compliance and the staff member will be taken off the schedule until the required trainings are completed. This also has an impact on your yearly raises.
Describe what is considered by accreditation as creative art and the difference between process and product art.
What is any open ended art activity where the children are given the materials and allowed to create. Like creative art, process art is an art activity that is all about the process and exploring the materials while product art focuses on a the outcome looking a specific way (like the sample or picture)
Describe the Bright Eyes dress code and what happens if it is not followed.
What is shirt/sweatshirt with Bright Eyes logo, pants that fit appropriately with no holes, shorts that at least reach your fingertips, closed toe shoes for the playground. If you are not in dress code you can be offered a change of clothes from the center extras, sent home to change and or written up/suspended if it is an ongoing issue.
Staff medicals are required to be updated after this many years.
What is every 5 years?
Describe the process for cleaning in the classroom and how often items should be cleaned.
The 3 step process is soap water/water/bleach water.
Describe the differences between lead teacher responsibilities and aide responsibilities.
What is the lead teacher has the responsibility of ensuring that all licensing and accreditation requirements are met at all times, discussing developmental information or concerns with parents and ensuring that all classroom paperwork is up to date at all times. While the aide is there to assist with any classroom tasks as requested by the lead teacher and ensure that basic classroom up keep tasks are taken care of in a manner that helps the program and curriculum run smoothly. #1 priority of all staff is safety, supervising and engaging interactions with the children when they are present.
This is how often teachers should be adding items to a child's portfolio.
What is 1 activity and one photo entry per child per week.
Describe the policy for when to write an accident report and notify parents of an injury.
What is any time an injury occurs that needs first aid of any kind or has/may possibly leave a visible mark. We notify parents for any injury from the shoulders or above or that is significant or concerning in nature.
These 5 items need to be in your classroom binder at all times.
What is attendance sheets, emergency cards, accident reports, incident reports and basic first aide supplies.
These are 3 of the 5 components of active supervision.
What are Setup the environment/Position staff/Pay attention, scan and count/Listen/Anticipate the children's behavior/ Engage and redirect
Describe what the childcare credential is and its benefits.
What is an program from MSDE that helps ensure that child care teachers are getting a higher level of training and education and that supports child care staff as professionals. They help cover the cost of professional development and staff receive bonuses of varying amounts based on your level.
This is the difference between an anecdotal note and an observation.
What is an an anecdotal note is a brief, focused observation that captures a specific moment of a child's behavior, interaction, or developmental milestone. It is written after the fact and is less detailed than a running record. While observations are a running record of a specific event paying close attention to a child's behaviors, interactions, activities, and interests, and noticing all aspects of the child's development.
These are the 5 items that have an impact on a staff members yearly raise.
What is attendance, punctuality, performance, adherence to policy, participation in center events.
These 4 classroom documents must be posted in the classroom at all times per licensing.
What is emergency evacuation plan, classroom schedule, current lesson plan and allergy list.