Handwashing
Antibacterial soap, fragranced soap, bar soap, premoistened wipes, and cloth roller towels all have this in common.
What are items not recommended for handwashing in early care and education settings?
[CFOC Standard 3.2.2.2: Handwashing Procedure]
When a child puts a toy in their mouth, you should do this before another child plays with it.
What is clean and sanitize it?
[CFOC Standard 3.3.0.2: Cleaning and Sanitizing Toys]
After blowing their nose with a tissue, children and staff should do this next.
What is practice hand hygiene?
[CFOC Standard 3.2.3.1: Procedure for Nasal Secretions and Use of Nasal Bulb Syringes]
This must always be done after a diaper change, but only needs to be done before if the caregiver’s hands were contaminated.
What is hand hygiene?
[CFOC Standard 3.2.2.1: Situations that Require Hand Hygiene]
Due to its flammable nature, hand sanitizer should be stored where children can’t reach it and away from these fire hazards.
What are high temperatures and open flames?
[CFOC Standard 3.2.2.5: Hand Sanitizers]
Before putting toys in the dishwasher, make sure they are safe for this by checking these.
What are the manufacturer’s instructions?
[CFOC Standard 3.3.0.2: Cleaning and Sanitizing Toys]
This is the body part children and staff should use to cover a cough or sneeze if no tissue is available, instead of using their hands.
What is the inner elbow (or upper sleeve)?
[CFOC Standard 3.2.3.2: Cough and Sneeze Etiquette]
Caregivers should never leave a child unattended on elevated surfaces, and this should never be used on a diaper-changing table.
What is a safety strap or harness?
[CFOC Standard 3.2.1.4: Diaper Changing Procedure]
While gloves aren't required when handling expressed human milk, caregivers with these on their hands should use gloves or waterproof bandages.
What are open wounds or sores?
[CFOC Standard 3.2.3.4: Prevention of Exposure to Blood and Body Fluids]
Before sanitizing a toy, you should always do this so the sanitizer can work properly.
What is clean the toy first?
[CFOC Standard 3.3.0.2: Cleaning and Sanitizing Toys]
This must be done before each use of a nasal bulb syringe to ensure it is safe and sanitary for a child.
What is inspect it for tears, cracks, or unknown fluids?
[CFOC Standard 3.2.3.1: Procedure for Nasal Secretions and Use of Nasal Bulb Syringes]
Only one child at a time should use these soft, machine washable toys, and they should be laundered before another child uses them.
What are cloth toys?
[CFOC Standard 3.3.0.2: Cleaning and Sanitizing Toys]
This common virus can spread through nasal secretions and saliva for 3 to 4 weeks or longer, especially among young children.
What is RSV (Respiratory Syncytial Virus)?
[CFOC Standard 7.3.8.1: Attendance of Children with Respiratory Syncytial Virus Infection (RSV)]
Washing hands after contact with sand or soil helps prevent the ingestion of these, which can be found in contaminated outdoor play areas.
What are zoonotic parasites?
[CFOC Standard 3.2.2.1: Situations that Require Hand Hygiene]
When using a dishwasher on the "sanitizing cycle" to clean plastic toys, it’s important to run the load without what items to prevent the spread of germs?
Dishes, cups, or utensils
[CFOC Standard 3.3.0.2: Cleaning and Sanitizing Toys]
To avoid unnecessary exclusion from care, programs can ask parents to provide this when a child’s allergy symptoms resemble a common cold.
What is documentation from a healthcare provider?
[CFOC Standard 3.6.1.1: Inclusion/Exclusion/Dismissal of Ill Children]
These types of toilets should only be used temporarily following an emergency when regular toilets aren’t working, and they require both constant supervision of young children and approval for use from the regulatory health agency.
What are chemical toilets?
[CFOC Standard 5.4.1.5: Chemical Toilets]