Health & Safety in Early Childhood Education

Safety

100

List 2 items in the emergency backpack

first aid kit, gloves, epi pens, emergency numbers, wipes, ice pack, water

200

List 3 ways to child proof the classroom 

• outlet covers.

•  no cords cleaning products not accessible to children

• heavy furniture is mounted

• Keep personal items out of reach 

300

List 2 safety rules of the classroom

gentle hands, walking feet, indoor voices, kind words, feet on the floor, listening ears

400

Professional organization which promotes excellence in early childhood education.

What is NAEYC- National Association for Education of the Young Child

500

How do you post children's allergies in the classroom?

Child’s allergies posted with a cover sheet

Handwashing

100

Describe the steps of proper handwashing

• Wet your hands with warm running water
• Lather with soap and scrub between fingers, on the backs of your hands, and under nails
• Wash for at least 20 seconds, or as long as it takes to sing ‘Happy Birthday’ to yourself twice
• Dry hands. Use single-use paper towels or electric hand dryers
• Use a paper towel when you turn off the tap

200

Name 3 times a staff person needs to wash hands

• When arriving at work and upon arrival of classroom
• After using the bathroom
• After sneezing
• After eating or drinking
• After taking off or before putting on a new pair of gloves
• Before handling food, especially ready-to-eat foods like salads and sandwiches
• After handling garbage
• After handling dirty equipment, dishes, or utensils
• After touching raw meats, poultry and fish
• After touching your hair, face, clothing

300

Name 4 times a child should wash hands

Upon arrival, before and after eating, after sneezing, cough and wiping nose, before and after water play, after diapering and using the bathroom, after touching animals. 

400

True or False

Hand sanitizer can replace the use of running water to wash hands indoors.

FALSE

500

TRUE OR FALSE

Programs should use liquid soap and a bar soap when needed for handwashing

FALSE

FOOD Safety

100

How long can you leave food on the counter 

2 hours

200

Maintain refrigerator temperature between

32 and 40 degrees

300

List 2 foods that may cause choking

• whole grapes, hot dogs, nuts, and hard candies, popcorn, 

400

TRUE OR FALSE

During meal time, all staff should sit with the children, initiate conversations and model eating healthy food

TRUE

500

Tables should be cleaned with soap/water and wiped with a paper towel prior to eating 

then sanitized with bleach and water and let dry for ______ minutes

2 

Health

100

List 3 times to wear plastic gloves

• When exposed to bodily fluids

• Serving, touching and preparing food

• blood and administering first aid

• Wiping noses and removing a child’s mask

• Administering medication

• Diapering and toileting

• Cleaning vomit, bathroom accidents

• Feeding breast milk to infants

200

List 3 reasons to send a child home because of illness

Fever over 100 degrees

, test positive for Covid

contigious illness

vomit

 lethargy, difficulty breathing, a new rash

diarrhea

300

When is a daily health check conducted?

upon arrival 

400

Infants should be placed to sleep on their......

Backs

500

Where should children's and staff medications be stored?

In a locked box out of reach of the chidlren.

Staff:child Ratios

100

What is the Staff:child Ratio for an infant room ages 4 weeks to 15 months?

1:3 and 2:7

200

What is the staff:child Ratio for a toddler classroom ages 15 months to 2.9 years?

1:4 and 2:9

300

What is the staff:child ratio for a preschool classroom ages 2.9-5 years old?

1:10 and 2:20

400

What is the staff:child ratio for mixed age group of infants and toddlers?

1:3 and 2:9

500

What is the staff:child ratio for mixed age classroom of toddlers and preschoolers?

1:5 and 2:9