Health & Safety
Infants, toddlers, and twos must be supervised by this at all times.
What is by sight and sound?
Staff and children should scrub their hands for at least this many seconds.
What is 20 seconds?
These beverages are not served at the center.
What is juice?
This alarm sounds during a fire drill.
What is the fire alarm?
Staff who suspect child abuse are required to report it to this agency hotline.
What is DCFS?
A child with a fever above this temperature must be excluded from the program.
What is 100.4°F?
These kinds of lizards are never allowed on premises at Christopher House.
What are iguanas?
Children and teachers eat meals this way in two year old, preschool, and school-age classrooms.
What is family style?
During a lockdown drill, classroom lights should be turned this way.
What is off?
This type of punishment is strictly prohibited at Christopher House.
What is corporal punishment?
This item in the First Aid Kit should only be used on equiment, never on skin.
What are alcohol pads?
After changing a diaper, staff should clean a child's bottom in this direction.
What is front to back?
This person must be on site during meal services.
Who is a certified Food Manager?
In severe weather such as a tornado warning, staff move everyone to this part of the building.
What is the classroom's Interior Safe Location?
Child records may only be shared with others when parents sign this form.
What is a Release of Confidential Information form?
Staff/scholars who had a fever may not return to work/school until they have been fever-free for this many hours
What is 24 hours?
These must be worn when contamination with blood may occur.
What are gloves?
Infants should not begin solid foods until approximately this age unless physician instructions say otherwise.
What is 6 months old?
DFSS requires that programs have fire drills this often.
What is monthly?
All employees must complete mandated reporter training within this time of being hired.
What is within one month of hire?
This type of injury always requires nurse consultation and parental notification.
What are head injuries?
Toothbrushes should be replaced approximately this often.
What is every 3 to 4 months?
This person should receive a photo of any problems with a food item.
Who is Dawanna
This acronym, also the name of a character from Disney's Frozen, helps us remember Christopher House's emergency crisis codes.
What is ELSA?
Christopher House has a this level of tolerance for any verbal or physical abuse of any kind by staff, parents, volunteers, or any other adult working with children in our care.
What is zero tolerance?