Teacher Qualifications
As a new teacher what must you complete first before starting employment at a childcare center?
fingerprints
________ and ________ products are prohibited by law from use in and around licensed child care facilities.
What is the name of the training that teaches you how to prevent transmission of diseases that can be acquired by contact with blood, body fluids, non-intact skin (including rashes), and mucous membranes
Standard Precautions
At what age can we shut the door for children to potty independently?
4 and older
How old must a Lead Teacher be who is assigned responsibility for a SINGLE group of children?
18 years old
True or False: A child care facility must require each staff member to read and sign a statement clearly defining child abuse and neglect and outlining the staff member's personal responsibility to report all incidents of child abuse and neglect according to state law?
TRUE
What required ANNUAL training must you take on PDIS if you work in the infant room?
Safe Sleep
At nap time, the child to staff ratio may be doubled for children two and one half years of age and older. Name to factors that must be true for this to be happen?
*At least half of the children are sleeping
*Another staff member is onsite and immediately available
*Maximum group size and room capacity are not exceeded
*Staff members supervising children is qualified as a lead or assistant teacher
If you take any courses in Early Childhood and you want to apply them towards qualifying to be a lead teacher, what grade must you receive for them to count?
a C or better
Name Four Emergency drills that should be practiced with staff and children?
Tornado, Lock Down/active shooter, Fire and Bus evacuation
If you work with children 3 and younger what training is required that you complete every two years?
Shaken baby/abusive head trauma
In other preschool age combinations, the staff ratio for the youngest child must be utilized if more then ____% of the group is is composed of younger children?
* This does not apply to infant and toddlers
20%
True or False: Can you be an Infant Nursery Supervisor if you are a registered nurse in the state of Colorado, with a minimum of 455 hours of verifiable experience in the care and supervision of infants?
True
Infants who fall asleep in a piece of of equipment not approved for sleep must be moved ____________.
immediately to an approved sleep area and placed on their backs.
Name TWO required courses that were just added recently to PDIS. That you only are only required to take once?
*Recognizing the impact of bias
and
*Intro to the early intervention and preschool education programs
What is the max group size for mixed age group 2 1/2-6?
20
60%
What are two materials that should be inaccessible to children under the age of three?
Staples, loose plastic bags, glitter and sharp tools or instruments
How many hours of ongoing professional development must all staff complete each calendar year?
15 hours
When do you conduct name to face attendance?
* every 30 minutes
*crossing thresholds (ie. going outside, coming inside going through gates, transitioning into other classrooms, entering/exiting the bus etc.
*a new supervising teacher comes in