Minimum Standards
What must all child-care center employees demonstrate, including those not counted in the child/caregiver ratio
What are competency, good judgment, and self-control in the presence of children and when performing assigned responsibilities?
Instead of focusing only on unacceptable behavior, caregivers should use this to encourage good behavior.
What is positive guidance, praise and encouragement or telling children what you want instead of what you do not want.
An emergency supply kit should include a 24–72 hour supply of this essential resource, with at least ½–1 gallon per person.
What is water?
When feeding children table foods, you must wear these.
What are gloves?
A medication authorization form for long-term use or recurring symptoms is called this.
What is a release to administer medication form?
Illnesses that include vomiting and diarrhea are generally caused by failing to perform this one task.
What is washing your hands-or eating poo?
Caregivers are not allowed to use this type of physical punishment or even threaten it.
What is corporal punishment?
In addition to food and water, the emergency supply kit should contain comfort items like these, which can help calm children.
What are pacifiers and stuffed animals?
You must wash your hands for this amount of time after each diaper change.
What is 20 seconds?
Before administering medication for symptom flare-ups, teachers must do this.
What is call the parent?
Written records that report injuries requiring medical treatment or hospitalization, illnesses requiring hospitalization, anaphylaxis reactions requiring epinephrine, incidents of communicable diseases, and other non-routine situations that may put a child at risk for injury or harm?
What are incident reports
Discipline must never be associated with these three basic needs.
What are food, naps, and toilet training?
The three temporary shelter locations required in a relocation plan are these.
What are neighborhood, out-of-neighborhood, and out-of-town shelters?
A teacher could get lost and never be found in this area.
What is the gym
This common condition can put a child at higher risk for a severe allergic reaction.
What is asthma?
A document that lists opportunities for outdoor play, active and quiet play, child-initiated , caregiver-initiated activities, regular meal and snack times, and supervised naptimes or rest times
What is a lesson plan
A caregiver can use this technique to guide a child away from inappropriate behavior.
What is redirection?
In an emergency, children can only be released to parents or authorized individuals who provide this.
What is a photo ID?
The bleach solution must stay on the surface for at least this amount of time before the next diaper change.
What is two minutes?
The correct location to administer an EpiPen injection is this part of the body.
What is the mid-outer thigh?
Research shows more babies die in incidents involving this piece of furniture than with any other piece of nursery equipment.
What are cribs?
If you value your life and don’t want to get taken out by a rogue sneaker, you should never enter this classroom without proper safety gear.
What is Pre-K?
According to licensing this type of drill must be conducted at least once a month
What is a fire drill
Lead exposure can be reduced by removing shoes or using shoe covers before entering this type of area.
What is the infant room?
If symptoms do not improve or return, additional doses of epinephrine can be given at this time interval.
What is about 5 minutes by EMS ?