Supervision Station
What is the most important responsiblity of a childcare teacher?
What is keeping children safe through active supervision.
A child falls and bumps their heads. What is the first thing you should do?
Make sure the child is safe and assess/provide appropriate first aid, then follow the center's injury procedure.
When should childacer staff wash their hands?
Frequently throughout the day, including before food preparation/eating, after diapering/toileting, and after bodily-fluid contact.
What should you do if you know you’re going to be late to work?
Contact at least 2 administrators as soon as possible.
What is one appropriate way to redirect a toddler who is doing something unsafe?
Cal lay stop/redirect them and offer an appropriate alternative.
When you leave your classroom, what should you do before walking away?
Make sure another staff member is aware and has taken responsibility for supervision/coverage.
A child starts biting another child. What should you do?
Separate the children, attend to the child who was bitten, calmly address the behavior, and follow documentation/notification procedures.
True or False: Cleaning and sanitizing mean exactly the same thing.
FALSE! Cleaning removes dirt/debris; sanitizing reduces germs.
True or False: It’s okay to use your phone to text while supervising children as long as the children are playing quietly.
False!
Why is routine important for young children?
It provides predictability, security, and helps children understand what’s next.
True or False: If another teacher is in the classroom, you can assume they are watching the children.
FALSE!
You notice a broken toy with a sharp edge in your classroom. What do you do?
Remove it from the children's access immediately and report it according to center procedure.
Name two things that should not be in a infants crib during sleep.
Blankets, pillows, stuffed animals, toys, any loose items.
A parent asks you a question and you don’t know the answer. What should you say?
Let them know you’ll get the appropriate person/administration to provide the correct information.
A child keeps grabbing toys from other children. What skills might they be developing?
Impulse control, communication and turn taking
You are counting 8 children, but your roster says you shoould have 9. What should you do?
Stop and immediately determing where the missing child is and notify the appropriate staff/administration.
A parent asks you about another child who was involved in an incident. What should you tell them?
You cannot discuss another child's confidential information.
I can hurt a child, cause a trip or prevent you from getting out during an emergency. I don’t belong in the classroom. What am I?
A safety hazard!
You are in a classroom and realize you are over ratio. What should you do?
Notify administration immediately. Do not simply continue as though nothing is wrong.
Instead of asking a child, “Do you want to cleanup?” when clean up isn’t optional what should you say?
It’s time to clean up. Would you like to put away the blocks or the books first?
Your classroom is within ratio, but two teachers are focused on helping one child who is crying. Several other children move to another area of the room. Are you still actively supervising? What should happen?
Staff need to reposition and maintain awareness of the entire group. Being within ratio does not automatically mean children are being actively supervised.
You see a coworker leave the classroom while children are still inside and no one has taken over supervision.
Immediately ensure the children are supervised and notify the appropriate staff/administration. Safety comes first.
The blocked exit. It creates an emergency evacuation hazard. Then address the wet floor and remove the broken toy from children’s access.
You realize you made a mistake on an accident report. Your coworker tells you to just leave it because “nobody will notice.” What should you do?
Correct the documentation and be honest about what happened. Never falsify, hide, or intentionally manipulate information on any reports.
Why is saying “use gentle hands” often more effective than repeatedly saying “Don’t hit”?
It tells the child what behavior you want to see instead of only telling them what not to do.