NUTRITION
What are the CACFP Meal/Snack Times?
8:30 Breakfast
11:30 Lunch
1:30 Snack
(Infants 0-11 months are always fed on demand)
(Nutrition-CACFP Meal Times Policy)
Where is the First Aid Backpack kept?
Out of the reach of the children.
(First Aid Kit P&P)
(Child Care Licensing 1101-#11)
What should be taken on the playground when outdoor play occurs during the hotter part of the day?
An ample supply of clean, sanitary drinking water should be readily available for the children to drink throughout the day.
(Child Care Licensing - 400.401(15b)); (Nutrition-CACFP Meal Times); Stepping Stones to Caring for Our Children 4.2.0.6
When are cots sanitized?
Cots are sanitized daily after rest time (or more often if needed).
(Facilities-Cleaning & Sanitizing Procedure)
How often do you check the expiration or best use date on food/formula?
The Center Director or assigned staff will review inventory at the end of the month to discard damaged or expired product.
(Nutrition-Damaged or Discarded Product Log Procedure)
What must be available to all children throughout the day?
Water is offered throughout the day for both Head Start and Early Head Start children.
(Nutrition-CACFP Meal Times)
When do children brush their teeth?
Each child and teacher will brush their teeth once a day (after breakfast) while at the center, sitting at the table participating in a group activity.
(Dental/Oral Hygiene P&P)
How often are sand and sand toys on the playground cleaned, sanitized, and put away or covered?
Daily
(Facilities-Playground Safety Checklist EHS/HS Form); (Child Care Licensing 902(5))
When are floors supposed to be mopped?
After the children leave, the floors are mopped with pH7 Ultra Floor Cleaner and/or the carpeting areas are vacuumed and misted with Sanibet Sanitizer.
(Facilities-Cleaning & Sanitizing Procedures)
How do therapists gain access to the child’s Documentation of Services Logs Folder?
It is the teacher’s responsibility to get the appropriate child’s Documentation of Services Logs Folder for the therapist. It is a breach of confidentiality for the files to be left unlocked for the therapist to retrieve.
(Mental Health/Disability - Documentation of Services Log Procedures)
What are the Outside Food and Drink restrictions?
Outside food or drink may not be brought into the classroom areas or maintained in an area where children may be present. These items may only be consumed out of the sight of children and while an employee is on his/her break.
(Personnel Policy Manual-#630 Meal Periods & Child Care Licensing #700.701(6))
What must you do when entering an EHS classroom?
Remove your shoes or put on shoe covers! (Health-Shoe-Free Environment)
Wash your hands! (Health-Hand Wash P&P)
(When exiting the EHS classroom staff must wear shoe covers over their slippers or socks when in the building. (Health-Shoe-Free Environment))
When is the Playground Safety Checklist completed?
No more than 15 minutes prior to the children entering the playground.
(Facilities-Playground Safety Checklist Procedure)
Why should chairs not be stacked on the tables when children are present?
This would be a potential hazard of the chair falling on a child.
(Facilities Safety Checklist - The indoor and outdoor premises are cleaned daily and kept free of undesirable and hazardous materials and conditions)
Who is required to participate in the Self-Assessment?
All staff are required to participate in the Self-Assessment
(AEL Job Description)
Name 3 things Family Style Dining requires the classroom staff to:
Sit with the children at every meal, including snack.
There is to be an adult at each table.
Staff will serve themselves the same foods that are provided for children.
Encourage the children to taste the food, but never force them to eat.
Milk and/or other foods may not be held back or treated as a dessert.
(Personnel Policy Manual #630-Meal Periods; Nutrition-Family Style Dining)
What 3 things should never be stored in the same cabinet?
Food
Medicine
Chemicals
(Facilities Safety Checklist)
What is needed to ensure helmets are in good repair?
No missing shell covers,
No broken straps,
No missing padding.
(Facilities-Playground Safety Checklist)
What is used to clean the children’s tables?
Spray Clear Image and Multipurpose Cleaner to clean then wipe dry
Sanitized with Sanibet Sanitizer wait 2 minutes before wiping with a towel or air dry.
(Do not use the broom to sweep the table while children are sitting at the table.)
(Facilities-Cleaning & Sanitizing Procedures)
Why do the Content Area Managers conduct monitoring visits?
Head Start Performance Standard 1302.102(b) requires ongoing compliance oversight and correction.
What do you do when a child is finished eating or does not want to eat?
Encourage the child to eat but do not force the child to eat or force the child to sit at the table. Staff must not bind or tie a child to restrict movement.Do not buckle the child in the chair to restrain them.
HSPPS 1302.90(c)(1)(ii)(C); Child Care Licensing 500.501 (5a)
When are staff, volunteers, and children required to wash their hands with soap and running water?
(List 3)
Before and after diapering and assisting child with toilet use
After toilet use
Before food preparation, handling, consumption, or any other food related activity
Whenever hands are contaminated with blood or other bodily fluids(blowing nose or coughing)
Upon entry into the classroom (drop off, outdoor play, from multi-purpose room etc.)
Before & after giving medication
(Health - Hand Washing P&P)
Name 3 things that are important for Playground Safety.
Staff Zoning Procedure followed.
Completed Playground Safety Checklist with no hazards.
Each child care center shall be equipped with supplies, resources, and indoor and outdoor equipment to take care of the needs of the total group and to provide each child with a variety of activities throughout the day. Child Care Licensing 401(1)
Exit doors must be:
Always kept clear.
Clearly marked with the words EXIT at the child’s eye level
(Facilities Safety Checklist EHS/HS Form)
What is the policy for screen time for children such as tablet, laptop, smart board?
Prohibited for children younger than 2 years of age
Approved by the Education Manager prior to media use
When using an iPad/Laptop/Tablet to play music for the children the staff will turn the screen away from the children as this is considered to be screen time.
No child should be required to view the program, provide other options or activities