Active Supervision Strategies
Specific sounds or the absence of them may be cause for concern. For example, adding bells to doors help alert staff when a child leaves or enter the room.
Listen
What is the ratio for classrooms?
Infants 1:4
Toddlers 1:4
Preschool 3- 1:7
Preschool 4- 1:10
What year was this building established?
This building was established in 1928.
When are children suppose to brush their teeth?
After breakfast and after lunch
What is our current cumulative enrollment?
62
Staff should always be able to account for the children in their care. This is especially important during transitions when children are moving from one location to another.
Scan and Count
What is the set-up of the ratio board...
Location of: Date? CMT Name? Class?
Number of Adults? Number of children?
Pictures of children? The color circles?
Date-Top right corner
CMT name-Left side under the ratio
Class-In the center of the board under the ratio
Number of Adults- Upper left side of the board
Number of Children-Upper right side of the board
Pictures of children- Bottom of the ratio board
The green, red and yellow circles-left, middle or right corner at the top of ratio board
How many staff are currently working at La Estrellita?
32
How often do we conduct a fire drill?
1 per month
How many weeks after the child is enrolled do we need to complete the growth chart?
One Week.
Staff should use what they know about each child's interests and skills to predict what the child will do next. Staff should be aware of changes in a child's mood...a child may wander off, get upset, or take a dangerous risk.
Anticipate Children's Behavior
How do you represent an adult on the ratio board when the adult is not in ratio?
+1
Which staff member has been here the longest?
Eliazar Andrade Trejo
When trying to reach for an item, it's okay to use a chair once in awhile, true of false?
False. Never use a chair to stand on to reach an item. Use ladders or step stools that are provided.
Name two community resources that the FSA's use to refer families?
Idaho Food Bank, CRC, CCI Clinic, DI, Humanitarian Center
Staff should offer support by using what they know about each child's individual needs and development. Staff can encourage children to solve problems on their own help them develop solutions if needed. They can also offer different levels of assistance or___________ depending on each child's needs.
Engage and Redirect
When do you take the ratio board out of the classroom?
When you go to the indoor gym and when you go outside playground.
In which month do we have the most birthdays?
December
When are the mealtimes for Infants and Toddlers?
Preschoolers?
Infants 0-12 months -On demand
Infants, 12+ and Toddlers-breakfast 8:30am & Lunch at 11:00am
Preschool- Breakfast 8:30am & Lunch at 11:30am
On the waitlist, what is used to determine which children qualify and come in first to enroll?
The points system. The Child/Family with the highest points will come in first.
Staff should carefully plan where they will_________themselves to protect children from harm. Staff should make sure there are clear paths to where children are playing, sleeping, and eating. This allows staff to react quickly when necessary and stay close to children who may need additional support
When somebody enter into the classroom, what is the first thing to do?
Point and Count the children out loud
What year did Migrant Head Start begin?
In what year did it become Migrant Seasonal Head Start?
What was the name of the agency before it became Community Council of Idaho?
1969.
Approximately 1999.
Idaho Migrant Council.
Which chemical can you use to clean when children are present?
Which chemical are you not suppose to use around children, and should be used at the end of the day when children are not present?
910
764
Why may a child be short term excluded due to illness?
They have a communicable disease that is easily spread.