Why we do what we do
What is PIR?
Brushing teeth with toothpaste containing fluoride a least once daily.
What is oral health practices?
What year was Head Start first launched, by which president?
Every child must have these within the 90-days of enrollment.
What are dental exams and physical exams (well child checks).
What is done two times per year, within the first 10 days of school and upon return from winter break and who is responsible for this?
What are heights and weights (growth measurements) and teachers are responsible?
The policies and regulations that are followed to meet the requirements of the Head Start program.
What are the Performance Standards?
This should be changed when a child is sick or when the bristles are no longer upright or mashed down or it has been 3 months.
When to change a toothbrush?
Big Five serves children in how many counties and what are they:
What is 17 counties and
Blaine, Bryan, Canadian, Carter, Coal, Garfield, Grant, Harper, Hughes, Kingfisher, Love, Major, Okfuskee, Pontotoc, Texas, Woods, and Woodward.
If a child has a fever and parent states they gave them medicine, should they be allowed to stay at school?
What is No, they must be fever-free for 24 hours without the use of medication.
Who do you send the growth measurements (heights and weights) to?
Who are the family advocates and health specialists?
Bonus question: who is your family advocate and who is your health specialist?
All information obtained about children, families, and employees is to be held in confidence. Only to be shared on a "need to know" basis with other employees and/or professional consultants providing services to children, families, or employees.
What is the confidentiality policy?
A program must promote effective oral health hygiene by ensuring all children with teeth are assisted in this activity on a daily basis at school.
What is toothbrushing?
Who are the mandatory reporters of suspected child abuse?
Who are ALL of us?
These people are responsible for the health and safety of our program.
Who is EVERYBODY?
If a child has a food allergy, who needs to be aware?
Charlotte Derryberry, McKenzie Schuermann, family advocate, teaching staff, cook/cook aides, and health specialists. Anyone that may come in contact with that child that needs to know.
Engage and redirect, scan and count, zoning, set up the environment, position staff, and anticipating behaviors.
What are active supervision strategies?
At the eruption of the first tooth or by age one children should have this completed.
What is a dental exam?
This should be done starting at the beginning of the day, every time children leave the classroom and return to the classroom. (Ex. bathroom breaks, going outside, visit another classroom, etc.)
What is scan the children and COUNT OUT LOUD?
What are 4 of the 6 situations when a child should be instructed to wash their hands?
What are:
When arriving at school, after being outside, before and after meals, after going to the bathroom, before and after sensory table play, or when a child coughs or sneezes in their hands including wiping nose with a tissue.
What is the timeframe in which reportable incidents must be reported to the Office of Head Start and who reports to OHS?
Accident and Incident reports must be sent to Bobbi Boles and health specialist as soon as possible. And Jim Girten has no later than 7 days after any staff member becomes aware of an incident to report.
Name 3 Health/Dental/Nutrition items addressed in PIR.
Medical Home, Dental Home, Insurance, Dental Preventative Care, EPSDT Status, Immunization Status, Chronic Condition, Treatment Received
The time frame in which children should have regular dental visits.
What is every 6 months?
Be respectful, be safe, be responsible to everyone
Head Start's motto
All poisons and chemicals are to be kept stored in this manner.
What is under lock and key?
Who do you send your first aid kit checklist and supply request to?
Tammy Golden and McKenzie Schuermann.