DCF

The three A's of a healthy child are: - Appetite (eat a substantial amount of food, consume a variety of food, interested in eating, appears content after eating) & Appearance (clear bright eyes, clear skin, well-developed muscles, gains steadily in height and body weight) & Activity (has plenty of energy, is alert, sleeps soundly, few aches and pains) Good way of preventing, identifying, and controlling illness in a child care environment. - Daily Health Checks (includes behavior, face a...

What are the qualities of a Healthy Environment? - Clean work and play area, proper hygiene practices, implementation and routine practice of a writen health policy. Why establish and follow a written health policy? - It is an effective way of maintaining a safe and healthy child care program. How do you know if your program has a written policy? - Ask your VPK program director and it usually posted in various areas like sink, kitchen, table Why should policies be written? - 1. To ensure p...

What are some of the resources available from the Office of Self Sufficiency? - Food Stamps, Medicaid, financial assistance When a child is on shelter status, how often must a social worker make face-to-face contact with that child? - At least once every 7 days How often must a social worker make an unannounced home visit? - At least once every 3 months What is a Children's Legal Service? - The attorney of the social worker Battered Child Syndrome - A clinical condition in young children...

Three children die of child abuse in the home in the US each ___ - day How many people report child abuse when faced with an actual situation? - 1/3 What is the single leading cause of death for children ages 4 and younger? - Child Abuse & Neglect On average, child abuse is reported somewhere in the US every ___ - 10 seconds Any person under the age of 18 years - Child Any non-accidental injury, sexual battery, or injury to the intellectual or psychological capicaty of a child by the pare...

For children from birth through 1, there must be one staff for every _ children - 4 For children 1 through 2, there must be one staff for every _ children - 6 For children 2 through 3, there must be one staff for every _ children - 11 For children 3 through 4, there must be one staff for every _ children - 15 For children 4 through 5, there must be one staff for every _ children - 20 For children 5+, there must be one staff for every _ children - 25 In groups of mixed age ranges where chil...