Healthy and Safe Learning Environments Course Pre-Assessment Questions  (1/8) 

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Healthy and Safe Learning Environments



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Review indoor and outdoor safety rules with children and remember children don’t always put safety first. Stay focused on watching children as they play.

Review indoor and outdoor safety rules with children and remember children don’t always put safety first. Stay focused on watching children as they play.

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The Empowerment of Play for the School-Age Child

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 A first aid kit should include everything a center would need for minor injuries.

Suggested Supplies for a First Aid Kit
•    adhesive strip bandages
•    sterile gauze squares, 2 to 4 inches
•    rolled sterile gauze
•    adhesive tape
•    elastic wrap (Ace bandage)
•    thermometer
•    scissors, tweezers and a needle
•    triangular bandages (rectangle cloth for sling)
•    safety pins
•    disposable latex gloves (at least two pairs)
•    rubber bulb syringe to rinse out wounds
•    sterile eyewash, such as a saline solution
•    clean cloth
•    liquid hand soap
•    cotton-tipped swabs
•    antiseptic solution such as hydrogen peroxide or towelettes
•    petroleum jelly or other lubricant for body parts stuck in tight places
•    small plastic cups
•    plastic bags for ice or a commercial cold pack
•    plastic bags for disposing of contaminated materials
•    first aid handbook
•    pen, pencil and note pad
•    emergency phone numbers, including a long-distance emergency contact number for parents if they can’t be reached locally
•    signed emergency release forms for each child in the group


 A first aid kit should include everything a center would need for minor injuries.

Suggested Supplies for a First Aid Kit
•    adhesive strip bandages
•    sterile gauze squares, 2 to 4 inches
•    rolled sterile gauze
•    adhesive tape
•    elastic wrap (Ace bandage)
•    thermometer
•    scissors, tweezers and a needle
•    triangular bandages (rectangle cloth for sling)
•    safety pins
•    disposable latex gloves (at least two pairs)
•    rubber bulb syringe to rinse out wounds
•    sterile eyewash, such as a saline solution
•    clean cloth
•    liquid hand soap
•    cotton-tipped swabs
•    antiseptic solution such as hydrogen peroxide or towelettes
•    petroleum jelly or other lubricant for body parts stuck in tight places
•    small plastic cups
•    plastic bags for ice or a commercial cold pack
•    plastic bags for disposing of contaminated materials
•    first aid handbook
•    pen, pencil and note pad
•    emergency phone numbers, including a long-distance emergency contact number for parents if they can’t be reached locally
•    signed emergency release forms for each child in the group

Revised 6/14/2013

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The Empowerment of Play for the School-Age Child

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Daily morning health checks help the provider to make a judgment about what is normal for each child and to identify problems early. Discovering recent illness in children and their families reduces the transmission of communicable diseases in child care settings.

Perform a quick health assessment of each child every day upon arrival and before the parent leaves. This allows you to make a judgment about what is normal or not for each child, rather than to diagnose an illness. It also identifies problems early.

Daily morning health checks help the provider to make a judgment about what is normal for each child and to identify problems early. Discovering recent illness in children and their families reduces the transmission of communicable diseases in child care settings.

Perform a quick health assessment of each child every day upon arrival and before the parent leaves. This allows you to make a judgment about what is normal or not for each child, rather than to diagnose an illness. It also identifies problems early.

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Healthy and Safe Learning Environments

Total Points
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