DCF (RNRF) MOD 3 - Physical Environment &
Health Requirements General Health & Safety
Requirements Exam
1. Documentation of the daily inspection must be - ANSWER ✔ - maintained for 12 months
2. Hazards may include - ANSWER ✔ - standing water, open diaper pails, un-sanitized potty chairs, adult
scissors, knives, etc
3. Caregivers must inspect the indoor and outdoor play areas - ANSWER ✔ - daily for health and safety
hazards, which if found, must be corrected before children use the play area
4. General cleanup activities that are part of the daily routine, - ANSWER ✔ - including wiping the tables,
sweeping, and soaking toys in a tub on a countertop may take place while children are present
5. However, cleaning that includes hazardous materials, or poses a risk of slipping or falling, - ANSWER ✔ -
must not take place while children are in the rooms
6. Documentation of testing detectors must be - ANSWER ✔ - maintained for the licensing authority to
review
7. Animals or birds that are kept in the classrooms must be - ANSWER ✔ - caged and the cages must be
kept clean
8. Vaccination records for animals does not have to be available for the licensing authority to review. T or
F? - ANSWER ✔ - False
9. All areas and surfaces accessible to children must be free from: - ANSWER ✔ - - Toxic substances
- Bio contaminants
- Hazardous materials, equipment, and tools
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, 10. Firearms and weapons are - ANSWER ✔ - prohibited within the child care facility building or upon any
person located on the premises, except law enforcement officers
11. A minimum of 15 foot-candles of lighting are required to ensure adequate brightness. T or F? - ANSWER
✔ - False, 20 foot candles of lighting
12. In areas where children are working, such as reading and art areas, 50 foot-candles at the work surface
are required. T or F? - ANSWER ✔ - True
13. An inside temperature of - ANSWER ✔ - 65°F-82°F must be maintained at all times
14. The licensing authority is responsible for determining the licensing capacity of the child care program
using the following factors: - ANSWER ✔ - - Indoor usable space
- Outdoor square footage
- Sewer/septic capacity
- Number of toilets and wash basins
15. The total number of children in care on-site and while on field trips may never - ANSWER ✔ - exceed the
facility's licensed capacity
16. Non-usable space includes - ANSWER ✔ - stairways, toilet and bath facilities, permanent fixtures, and
non-moveable furniture
17. When infants are in care, they must have - ANSWER ✔ - open indoor floor space for them to crawl,
beyond cribs and playpens
18. School-age child care programs may request permission from the licensing authority to operate under an
exception to usable indoor floor space. T or F? - ANSWER ✔ - True
19. Rooms that are used for sedentary activities may have - ANSWER ✔ - a minimum of 20 square feet of
usable space per child
20. Each room routinely used as a classroom must provide the minimum - ANSWER ✔ - 35 square footage of
usable indoor floor space per child
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Health Requirements General Health & Safety
Requirements Exam
1. Documentation of the daily inspection must be - ANSWER ✔ - maintained for 12 months
2. Hazards may include - ANSWER ✔ - standing water, open diaper pails, un-sanitized potty chairs, adult
scissors, knives, etc
3. Caregivers must inspect the indoor and outdoor play areas - ANSWER ✔ - daily for health and safety
hazards, which if found, must be corrected before children use the play area
4. General cleanup activities that are part of the daily routine, - ANSWER ✔ - including wiping the tables,
sweeping, and soaking toys in a tub on a countertop may take place while children are present
5. However, cleaning that includes hazardous materials, or poses a risk of slipping or falling, - ANSWER ✔ -
must not take place while children are in the rooms
6. Documentation of testing detectors must be - ANSWER ✔ - maintained for the licensing authority to
review
7. Animals or birds that are kept in the classrooms must be - ANSWER ✔ - caged and the cages must be
kept clean
8. Vaccination records for animals does not have to be available for the licensing authority to review. T or
F? - ANSWER ✔ - False
9. All areas and surfaces accessible to children must be free from: - ANSWER ✔ - - Toxic substances
- Bio contaminants
- Hazardous materials, equipment, and tools
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, 10. Firearms and weapons are - ANSWER ✔ - prohibited within the child care facility building or upon any
person located on the premises, except law enforcement officers
11. A minimum of 15 foot-candles of lighting are required to ensure adequate brightness. T or F? - ANSWER
✔ - False, 20 foot candles of lighting
12. In areas where children are working, such as reading and art areas, 50 foot-candles at the work surface
are required. T or F? - ANSWER ✔ - True
13. An inside temperature of - ANSWER ✔ - 65°F-82°F must be maintained at all times
14. The licensing authority is responsible for determining the licensing capacity of the child care program
using the following factors: - ANSWER ✔ - - Indoor usable space
- Outdoor square footage
- Sewer/septic capacity
- Number of toilets and wash basins
15. The total number of children in care on-site and while on field trips may never - ANSWER ✔ - exceed the
facility's licensed capacity
16. Non-usable space includes - ANSWER ✔ - stairways, toilet and bath facilities, permanent fixtures, and
non-moveable furniture
17. When infants are in care, they must have - ANSWER ✔ - open indoor floor space for them to crawl,
beyond cribs and playpens
18. School-age child care programs may request permission from the licensing authority to operate under an
exception to usable indoor floor space. T or F? - ANSWER ✔ - True
19. Rooms that are used for sedentary activities may have - ANSWER ✔ - a minimum of 20 square feet of
usable space per child
20. Each room routinely used as a classroom must provide the minimum - ANSWER ✔ - 35 square footage of
usable indoor floor space per child
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