Supervision
What is the ratio equivalent for one teacher?
1.04
How many feet apart should cots be per DCF and per YoungStar?
DCF: 2 feet
YoungStar: 3 feet
How long does the green spray sanitizer need to sit on all surfaces (changing table, counters, tables, chairs, floors, cots, etc) before it can be wiped?
2 minutes
In what time frame do staff need to reach out to parents if a student is not in attendance on their scheduled day?
If a student is not in attendance within 2 hours of their scheduled start time.
**BONUS QUESTION!! 50 points!!**
- True or False: A call is not required if a student regularly arrives more than 2 hours past their scheduled start time.
When lead teachers and assistant teachers are working together in a classroom, how do they delegate the classroom's tasks?
All teachers participate in all classroom tasks, regardless of whether they are a lead, assistant, float, seasonal, etc.
What does supervision look like at meal times?
Staff are assisting children with self-serving, getting food supplies, and preparing food (opening pouches, heating, peeling fruit, etc.) Staff should also be sitting at the table with children to supervise, build language development, and model appropriate meal time behaviors.
How often should diapers be checked?
Every two hours
**BONUS QUESTION!! 50 points!!**
- If a child is dry during a diaper check, when do you check them next?
When and how should cots be sanitized?
Using the green spray, a cot should be sanitized on the child's last day of attendance each week, any time the cot becomes soiled, and any time the child is sent home/out sick.
What do you do if you call the first parent on a student's emergency contact form and they do not answer?
Leave a voicemail with the details of why you're calling. Then, call the second parent and repeat this process.
The "Feels Like" temperature is 59 degrees and your class is going to the playground. It has not rained and the ground is not visibly wet. What should students be wearing?
A light jacket or long sleeves
What does active engagement look like for staff?
Staff are:
- In proximity (close) to children
- On children's level
- Actively supervising children
- Actively engaging in conversation with children
- Asking children open ended questions
- Playing with children!!
Can water bottles be on the tables during meal times? Why or why not?
No, water bottles cannot be on the table during meal times as they would have to be cleaned/sanitized after each meal.
When should you check a pre-packaged food item label for nuts, and what phrases mean the item cannot be served?
* All pre-packaged food items labels should be checked for nuts.
* Item may not be served if the label indicates it contains any nuts or if it states that it may contain nuts.
What topics should be communicated to parents via Brightwheel?
* Attendance check
* Bites (confidential message is sent to each set of parents)
* Tick found on a child but not embedded
* Visually shocking injury/incident/accident
* Checking on an observed injury on a child (no incident/accident at school)
* Courtesy message (mild illness, observation, supplies needed, etc.)
**BONUS QUESTION!! 150 points!!**
- You observe an injury on a student at drop off but a parent doesn't mention it. How do you respond?
Where/how can staff hang/put displays and how do staff engage students with them?
Staff can hang items on the bulletin strips, from sticks hung from the ceiling, or they can put the displays on the back/top/side of shelves.
Staff should engage students with the displays by pointing them out/encouraging students to come look at them; using words to label what they see; hanging displays at students' eye level whenever possible.
You are alone in a mixed-age classroom with 2.5 year old and 3 year old students. You want to determine if you are in ratio. Please describe how you would do this.
* Look at the printed weekly attendance sheet on your clipboard (typically the second sheet).
* Look at the ratio of each student to find out how many students you have who are 2.5 and how many students you have who are 3.
* Multiple the number of 2.5 year olds by .125.
* Multiple the number of 3 year olds by .1.
* Add those two numbers together to get your total ratio.
* Any number at/below 1.04 is in ratio.
**BONUS QUESTION!! 200 points!!**
- What do you do if you think you are out of ratio?
Aside from handwashing, what is the first thing all staff and admin should do before serving any food or drink to a student?
Check the allergy list and individual child menus for allergies and approved items.
How often should toys be sanitized and when can you fit this into your day?
* Toys should be sanitized weekly.
* Staff can do this at the beginning or end of the day when they are not needed for ratio or during nap time.
* This is a task that should be done before staff ask to leave early during ratio week!
What topics should be communicated to parents via phone call?
* Illness (child needs to be picked up)
* Head injury (any bump, jolt, or blow to the head)
* Any severe injury to a child
* Embedded tick found on a child
* Splinter found on a child
* Follow up to a Brightwheel message if a response is not received within 15 minutes (attendance, bites, courtesy message, visually shocking message, etc.)
What positive guidance techniques should staff use to support students before and during transitions?
- Prompt students prior to upcoming transitions
- Complete one activity before another begins
- Calmly gather students together in one spot to regroup the students so they can hear the next direction
- State or discuss with students the expectations for the next action/activity
- Model the desired behavior
- Stay in close proximity to the children to facilitate the execution of the transition
- Make it fun! Sing songs, play games, be silly, and always speak in a calm, warm, positive tone
- Meet children where there are (do they need a job, want to be a helper, do best standing in a specific spot, need space, need proximity, etc)
- Use an appropriate volume of voice. Sometimes quieter is more effective
Describe all the steps for name to face tracking and using the clicker when transitioning your whole class from one location to another.
The clipboard person starts with a name to face check. Then they step just outside the door to receive the children.
The clicker person stands in the doorway with their back on the door and clicks each child through the doorway, one click per child as they pass through the threshold of the doorway.
The clicker person checks the number on their clicker and verbally announces this to the clipboard person ("I have ___")
The clipboard person physically counts each child in their presence and verbally confirms the number with the clicker person. ("I have ___")
The clicker person then looks back in the classroom/location to confirm all children have exited before shutting the door.
This process is repeated through each threshold/doorway until the class arrives at their destination.
For the last transition when arriving at the destination, the clipboard person receiving the children will name to face track each child as they receive them before confirming the number with the clicker person.
When and how do surfaces need to be cleaned in regards to meal times?
Before and After Meals: Spray soap and water, wipe clean with paper towel. Spray green spray, let it sit for two minutes. Wipe clean with a paper towel.
**BONUS QUESTIONS!! 50 points each!!**
- What surfaces should you clean before and after meal times?
- What other activities should you clean/sanitize the tables after?
List the main kinds of injuries and the proper first aid for each.
* Scratch/Cut/Scrape/Bruise/Red Mark: Wash area with soap and water and apply a bandaid (if needed).
* Head Injury/Significant Bruise: apply an ice pack.
* Bites: Wash area with soap and water and apply an ice pack.
- If biter breaks the skin- give them a drink of water.
* Splinter: Wash area with soap and water and apply a bandaid.
* Tick (not embedded): Remove tick immediately and place tick in medicine container with rubbing alcohol.
* Embedded Tick: Remove tick immediately with Tick Remover Spoon. Place tick in medicine container with rubbing alcohol. Wash area with soap and water and apply a bandaid (if needed).
When do a student's emergency contacts need to be contacted? This is not including the parents.
We always call a child's parents first. Then:
* Attendance: If you're unable to reach the parents during an attendance check call, the emergency contact must also be called.
* Illness (need to be picked up): If a child is ill and needs to be picked up and you cannot reach the parents, the child's emergency contact and all additional emergency contacts must be called until someone can be reached.
What strategies can you use to support a child who is excessively crying?
- Get in proximity to the child (on their level and near them)
- Offer comfort (a hug/snuggle, lovey, blanket, pacifier)
- Keep your body calm and regulated (when you are calm, it helps them stay calm)
- Read them a story
- Sing them a song
- Actively play with them!!
- Narrate your play with enthusiasm!!
- Offer space and/or a cozy place for them to get space
- Encourage parents to bring in a family photo and encourage child to hold/look at it
- Bring new toys/materials into the classroom
- Invite the child into what you're doing (holding a prop during circle time, turning the pages of a book, wiping the table, sweeping the floor, getting supplies, etc.)
- Encourage parents to bring in a comfort item that smells like mom/dad (their t-shirt, etc.)