Rules and Regulations DCF Questions and Answers 100% Pass

Rules and Regulations DCF Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the minimum age a person must be in order to be in charge of the facility operator is not there? ✔✔21 years Direct supervision ✔✔Watching and directin ...

Rules and Regulations DCF Questions and Answers 100% Pass What is the minimum age a person must be in order to be in charge of the facility operator is not there? ✔✔21 years Direct supervision ✔✔Watching and directing children in the same room What kind of supervision should there be during nap time? ✔✔Sufficient staff in close proximity The four requirements of a written/planned activity ✔✔• A plan must be written/typed (hard copy) • promote emotional, social, intellectual, and physical growth • include quiet and active play, both indoors, and outdoors. • include meals, snacks, and nap times. 3 discipline requirements ✔✔• in writing, a disciplinary policy should be signed by the parent/guardian documented w/ the enrollment form • no child should be humiliated, frightened, hit, spanked or have food, rest, or bathroom taken away as punishment • a copy of the written policy must be on file for the licensing authority to review What is the general requirement for a clean facility and a facility with pets? ✔✔A child care for facilities must be clean, in good repair, free from health and safety hazards and from vermin infestation. All areas and surfaces must be free from toxic and hazardous material. Cleaning supplies flammable products, and toxic materials must be labeled and in their original containers and locked up away. What is the required temp. range of a child care facility? ✔✔65-82 degrees What is done with rodents and vermin? ✔✔Exterminated and children must not be present. A child care facility must have how much square feet of usable space per child? ✔✔He sent her built before 1992 20 ft.² per child of usable indoor space, after 1992 a center is required to have 35 ft.² of usable indoor space per child. Usable space ✔✔Indoor for space refers to space available for indoor play, classroom, work area, or nap space. The outdoor play area should be clean and free of what things? What is the minimum square feet of usable space outdoors per child? ✔✔Must be free of litter, nails, glass, and other hazards. 45 ft.² of usable outdoor play space. How should children be supervised outdoors? ✔✔Personnel must situate them selves in the outdoor play area so that all children can be observed indirect supervision provided. What is the safe fence height for an outdoor play area? ✔✔Fence needs to be at least 4 feet high What minimum space between individuals napping and sleeping is? ✔✔A minimum distance of 18 inches must be maintained around individuals napping. Exit areas must be clear in ordinance with fire safety regulations. What type of supervision is needed during toileting? ✔✔Children must receive supervision and care in ordinance with their age. They must be accounted for at all times. Describe what a correct toileting facility should contain ✔✔Running water, soap, trash receptacles, toilet paper and disposable towels, or drying machine is required. Sinks/toilets cleaned at least once a day. List 2 fire safety requirements in a child care facility. ✔✔At least one corded phone any childcare facility neither locked Nora located as a pay station. • 1 fire drill a month • Record/written of drills, date, number of children, time taken to back you wait the premises. List three general health and sanitation requirements. ✔✔When windows are open, screens must in windows. Employees, volunteers, and children must wash their hands with soap and running water, drying freely, while assisting others in a mediately after outdoor play. Water cups must be discarded after each use. List three requirements of outdoor equipment. ✔✔Playgrounds shall be maintained and equipment securely anchored. Check on equipment at least every other month. • ground to cover or other protective services must be maintained to reduce injuries. • equipment needs to be free from Sharp, broken edges. Define CDA ✔✔Child development associate. CDA is the most widely recognized national credit Denshaw in early childhood education. And serves as a career steppingstone for many early childhood educators. But it shows mastery of the knowledge, skills, and understanding of young children's development. CDA is the only portable and transferable, valid, national credit. Recognized in all 50 states. CDA requires post secondary sources in childcare education and a minimum number of hours of child care What are the 40 hour training requirements ✔✔Child care facility rules and regulations, health; safety; and nutrition, and identifying and reporting child care abuse and neglect, childcare growth and development, behavioral observation in screening, two part specialized training. Preschool appropriate practices and literacy VPK. If a person has symptoms of a communicable disease, what should be done with that person? List five possible symptoms. ✔✔Remove the child from the rest of the students, please them in an isolation area, office, keep supervision on them, call a parent • severe coughing, throwing up, stiff neck, diarrhea, temperature of 101 or over, headlights, German measles, PINK EYE (CONJUNCTIVITIS) What is the CPR requirement in a child care facility? ✔✔Each child care facility needs one staff member certified in CPR many centers have more teachers trained in infant/child CPR and first aid. How many first aid kits should be in a facility? ✔✔At least one first aid kit is needed at each center. Many times first aide kit's can be found in individual classrooms. First aide kit must also a company students on a field trip. List five items needed in a first aid kit ✔✔• disposable non porous gloves • soap •band aid • thermometer • sterile pads • scissors •pre-moistened wipes • tweezers • cotton balls List three emergency procedures notification requirements. ✔✔Call 911, call parent, document any accident every time. Snacks and meals must meet what requirement? ✔✔If food is provided follow the MY plate nutritious daily needs, of children. Be aware of food allergies. Special diet, Dr. note needs to be provided by parent. All meals List three requirements of food service ✔✔Supervise children while they are eating. Single use items may not be reused. Paper, plates/cups. Any sippy cups/plastic plates need to be washed with soap and water, rinsed and dried after ever used. Do not prop up any baby bottles. Take the time and hold the child. Keep cold food cold, hot food hot. Watch when serving young children hot food so they don't burn their mouth or lips. How long are student health examination form is valid? ✔✔Health exams good for two years from date last seen. What forms and information must be kept on file in the facility? List five ✔✔Drivers log, dates mileage, driver, children on board. Parent permission forms for field trips. Facilities were in discipline policies. Daily attendance records. Posted/visible address and number of center forms must stay on file, items need to be documented. What other records must be kept or documented list five ✔✔Documentation of accidents and incidents emergency regulation plan. Medication log, student, medicine, date and time dosage. Medication must be brought in by parent in original packaging up. Written notices a special meal plans and allergies. What is the staff - two children ratio for children aged ✔✔• birth to 1 yr - 4:1 • 1 yr to under 2 yr - 6:1 • 2 yr to under 3 yr - 11:1 • 3 yr to under 4 yr - 15:1 • 4 yr to under 5 yr - 20:1 • 5 yr and older - 25:1