Ratios & Supervision
This staff employee file status prevents an employee from supervising children alone, even for a moment, including bathroom breaks, quick errands, or stepping into the hallway.
What is a staff member who is not fully background checked?
This (and ONLY THIS) allows a teacher or admin member to be able to administer medication to a student at STEM.
What is a Medication Delegation?
Clothing that covers cleavage, midriff, and undergarments at all times.
What is appropriate classroom attire?
These items must be spaced at least 2 feet apart during nap time (including from all doors)
What are cots?
Standing in one spot scrolling your phone while children play.
What is inadequate supervision?
This is NEVER permitted, even for “just a moment,” while supervising children, in ratio.
What is leaving or stepping out of the classroom? (This includes "grabbing something real quick", running to the restroom "super fast", taking a student to the restroom while the rest of the class is on the playground" etc.)
These hygiene checks must happen at least every hour in the infant/toddler classrooms.
What are diaper checks?
This health and safety training must be completed every year by all staff.
What is Standard Precautions?
These (3 specific) items must be labeled with a child's first and last name in a classroom.
What is sunscreen, bottles/water bottles, and personal care items?
Keeping personal problems out of classroom interactions.
What is professional conduct?
Not checking in and out of your classroom on Brightwheel EVERY time you enter or leave the classroom.
What is a ratio violation?
These bottles must be labeled with their contents and kept locked up/out of reach of children at all times.
What are cleaning solution (disinfectant, Oxivir and sanitizing) bottles?
Required at least two hours before your scheduled shift.
When is it required to fill out a Call-Out Form? (Form always available in the Staff Hub!)
What needs to be done to cots after rest time before stacking them.
What is spraying sanitizer and letting air-dry?
When a child is injured, had an inappropriate interaction with another student, displayed un-safe behavior, or something concerning has occurred, this should be filled out immediately in Brightwheel & reported to Admin.
What is an incident report?
Combining classrooms without checking both age ratios first.
What is a ratio violation?
This protocol ensures that infants with food allergies are protected against getting allergen-containing food off of the floor during meal clean up.
What is removing infants with food allergies from their highchairs LAST (after meal clean-up is complete)?
You get an alert that your PDIS training has expired or is about to expire soon, to prevent being removed from the schedule you should.
What is completing training immediately & uploading certificate into Breeze?
What is the diaper changing pad and FLOOR surrounding the diaper change/potty?
This step of the handwashing process is the one most frequently missed by both children and adults — but required under Standard Precautions.
This frequency is how often Colorado-licensed infant, toddler, and preschool classrooms must record a Name-to-Face check in Brightwheel to document active supervision throughout the day.
What is every hour?
Before meals, after toileting or diapering, after coming in contact with bodily fluids, and after outdoor play.
What is required handwashing times?
The employee compliance software that sends you emails indicating requirements that need to be completed immediately in order to be in compliance with licensing requirements.
What is Breeze?
The specific times that handwashing should be done with children (there are 4 specific ones).
What is after diapering, going potty, before meals, and after the playground?
Feedings, diaper changes, naps, and any significant events.
What must be documented daily for infants?