Don't Forget
For security purposes, this must be done for each child in care when arriving and leaving, to include the parent or guardian’s signature
What is sign in and out
Items like plastic bags, tacks, staples, beads, plastic water bottle lids and other such items.
What are choking hazards?
When caring for children, staff must refrain from personal use of this.
What is a cell phone and portable electronic devices?
This training needs to be completed every 2 years by a qualified trainer.
What is CPR and First Aide?
This personal hygiene item is the number 1 way to stay healthy and must be done upon arrival, before and after snack and meals, after messy play or messy art project and after outside play and before and after water table play and after sand water table play. Also this personal hygiene item must be done after the child picks their nose or blows their nose or coughs into their hands.
What is hand washing?
When inclement weather limits outdoor activities, this must be provided.
What is indoor gross motor activities?
After lunch, the children enjoy a rest time. This is the distance the mats are placed in order for the children to rest.
What are 2 feet?
This must be designed so that all parts are visible and easily supervised, with staff spread out to cover more areas. It must also have 2 different types of surfacing.
What is the playground?
This pre-service training about safety must be held prior to staff working with children.
What are building and physical premises safety and handling and storage of hazardous materials and appropriate disposal of bio-contaminants? (discuss fire drills, tornado drills and Ninja drills.)
These products are kept locked up and out of reach of children and they must have a signed note from parents to be allowed to use them.
What are topical products?
This must be shown to the staff member in order to release a child to an adult they do not know.
What is a driver’s license?(And their name must be on the approved pick up list on the enrollment sheet located in the sign in/out book)
These types of food are required by state guidelines at snack and meal times.
What are meals and snacks that meet current USDA meal pattern requirements?
During this time, ratios double when half of the children are asleep or another staff member is onsite.
What is nap time?
The number of years all the Background checks need to be completed.
What is five?
This occurs when a child is exhibiting symptoms that may mean they are contagious.
What is isolation in an area away from others but still supervised while maintaining proper ratios?
This must be verified throughout the day.
What is attendance verification? Head counts all the time with any transition.
This must not be associated with food, rest or toileting. Also verbal abuse and derogatory remarks are not permitted. Children must also not be subjected to physical or emotional harm or humiliation.
What is guidance?
Staff aides, without supervision from an early childhood teacher or director, may supervise no more than how many preschool age children while assisting children with toileting.
What are 2 children?
This many clock hours of professional development training is the minimum that all staff who work with children must complete annually.
What are 15 clock hours?
When a child needs these because of a specific accident, we usually call the parent because all children must be potty-trained to attend our school.
What is a change of clothes?
This term is used when a child is not able to climb on anything to obtain an item.
What is inaccessible?
This must be limited for children and is prohibited during snack or meal times.
What is television, recorded media, computers, music, tablets and media devices.
When combining age groups, children must be cared for in the room licensed for this age group.
What is the classroom that serves the youngest children?
These staff members are able to give medications, including ibuprofen and epipens.
Who are staff members designated by the Director and the nurse consultant who have completed medication administration training and have current delegation by the nurse consultant. Just FYI, Gatorade is considered a medication. Flavored water or energy drinks are also not allowed. Children must have only plain water in their water bottles or plain milk in their lunch thermos bottles. The school must have written parent permission for anything topical we apply and a doctor’s permission for anything ingested.
This must be available to staff at all times, must be located out of reach of children and maintained in a sanitary condition, plus be checked and re-stocked monthly.
What is the portable first aid kit?