Health & Safety
Why must we report things that we observe possible abuse or neglect?
Do you sanitize or disinfect the changing table after use?
Disinfect!
7 Children on Todds 2 Side & 11 Children on Preschool side -- Where should the floater be helping?
Preschool Side
True or False -- Infants younger than 6 months must be held to drink bottles.
TRUE !
If there is a tornado/drill, where in the building do we go?
To the basement!
What are our hours of operation?
7:30am-5:30pm
How often do you do potty or change diapers?
Every 2 hours or once they soil themselves (check frequently please!)
LUNCH TIME!
Kids are starting to finish up lunch and head to the potty while a few others are still being served more at the table. Where should each teacher be?
Preschool Teacher - on preschool side watching them take shoes off & get books for their cots.
Todds 2 Teacher - monitoring bathroom helping their kids who need pull ups changed and faces wiped.
Float - Continuing to serve food and starting to clean off tables and sweep the floor.
This is flexible, though ! COMMUNICATION IS KEY!
How much time should the children be spending outside every day?
60 minutes MINIMUM spread throughout the day.
What age can children apply their own sunscreen with adult supervision?
4 years old!
What are the number one cause of injury requiring medical care in child care facilities?
Falls!
How long should you be washing your hands?
Preschool has 10 kids preparing to go to the large playground.
Todds 2 has 7 kids fighting over toys in centers while teacher does small group.
Where should float be?
Helping preschool get to the playground safely and returning to help Todds 2 if needed.
At what age can children use glitter in their art projects?
3 years old!
At what age can we allow screen time and for how long each day?
2 years old for only 30 minutes a day
Our classroom ratios are as follows
Infants 1:5
Todds 1:5
Todds 2 1:7
Preschool 1:11
What are the steps to cleaning the changing table?
1. Wash with soapy water.
2. Rinse (wipe with paper towel)
3. Clean with disinfectant
4. Let dry for 2 mins (wipe dry after 2 min or before next use)
Todds 2 has 6 kids and one just had an accident in their pants.
Preschool has 9 kids who are very rowdy and Preschool teacher is leading small group in the kitchen.
How should float handle this?
A few answers..
Let Preschool teacher know you need to take over Todds 2 while that teacher cleans up their dirty student.
Help Todds 2 teacher get their class settled outside of the bathroom so they can maintain supervision of their class and you can stay with preschool side.
After lunch, how do we decide who cleans the kitchen?
Communicate! Generally it should be float or preschool so Todds 2 teacher can attend to their classes diapers.
What are the steps to use the fire extinguisher? (Everyone should know this per licensing rules)
1. Pull the pin
2. Aim at the base of fire.
3. Squeeze, sweep side to side.
Don't panic! This is on the extinguisher too!
Some of the warning signs of abuse and neglect may include... (there are 5)
What steps should you take to clean up a child who had an explosive diarrhea on themselves?
Put on gloves.
Remove clothing and soiled items and put them in a bag to send home.
Clean the child with wipes.
Clean any surfaces soiled surfaces with soapy water, rinse, disinfect, rinse.
Both you and child wash hands.
Preschool and Todds 2 kids are majority asleep.
The few children who do not nap need to start their quiet time activities in the kitchen.
Where should teachers be?
Preschool - patting backs on their side
Todds 2 - patting backs on their side
Float - Assisting the children who do not sleep with quiet time activities in the kitchen.
How many cats does Laura have at her housed AS WE SPEAK?
16!
8 adult cats and 8 kittens!
True or False -- Watching videos during snacks and mealtimes is prohibited.
TRUE!! -- We just observed that this week. RIP sight words lol.