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8 01healthyandsafetypolicies-Harleyparker
8 01healthyandsafetypolicies-Harleyparker
8 01healthyandsafetypolicies-Harleyparker
3. Safe environment
Health
1.
Medical examinations for staff
2.
Medical care information for children
3.
Giving medications
4.
Care for mildly ill children
5.
Exclusion of ill children
6.
Sanitary practices
7.
Parent access
Sanitary practices.
At Harleys Day Care, sanitary practices are very important. Everytime you leave the kids or
come into the classroom, you are expected to wash your hands. You have to wash your hands when
you are going to serve them food. When you hand them the food, you must have gloves on. When
the child is done eating at the table, you wash and spray the table. After eating, sweep up under the
table. Children may not pick up food off the floor, or touch the trash can and bring it to the
students, only the staff.
If children need to be changed you have to wear gloves, take the child to the bathroom or
the changing room. If you have a baby in diapers, you have to wipe down the changing table with
sanitary wipes, before and after changing so the next child will have a clean surface to lay on.
If they put the toys in their mouth, you are required to get the toy, put it away from the
other children and clean it before placing it back in the area.
If a child is sick, you are required to take the temperature. You put on gloves and put the
cover piece over the thermometer. After you record the temperature, wipe down the thermometer
with alcohol and wash your hands. If the child has a fever, separate them from other children and
contact the parent.
Now, paraphrase the requirement --- i.e., write it in your own words.
This paragraph above is saying that handwashing is very important. You should wash your hands
after doing things in order to keep the children healthy. Even the children should wash their hands.
This includes entering and leaving the classroom, after you take your gloves off, before and after
serving food, before bottle feeding the baby. After changing the baby diaper, after cleaning the
bathroom, if a child is hurt you have to wash before and after. Children have to wash hands before
they eat and after. They have to wash their hands if they are dirty, or sick. Basically wash your
hands no matter what you do because it is very important.
Now, compare the Handbook citation with the policy you wrote in Policies to Protect Children.
How are they similar? How do they differ?
My saying was the same as the book, but just some of the words are different. I know that you
have to wash your hands at all times.
Imagine that you are the director of a child care center. What challenges do you think you might
face in meeting these standards?
I don't think I would have a problem with these rules, and I think that i could keep them safe.
Washing your hands and keeping you healthy no matter what the situation is, you have to wash your
hands to keep yourself clean.