Title: Describe the components of a daily child health check.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services I (19153-I) > Section: Providing a Safe and Healthy Learning Environment

Description should include

- identifying the benefits of a daily health check for preventing the spread of illnesses or diseases
- identifying types of communicable diseases (e.g., lice, scabies)
- recognizing the signs and symptoms of illnesses on the communicable disease chart
- noting changes in school attendance
- identifying changes in behavior
- observing physical symptoms of illness
- adhering to regulations required by the state pertaining to the daily child health check.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why is it important to do a daily health check on each child?
- When should a daily health check be done? Why?
- How is a daily health check documented?

Communication

- What are some questions to ask when doing a daily health check?

Leadership

- What are some steps to prevent illness or reduce the risk of transmission of infectious disease?
- Why is it important that the child care staff is healthy?
- What are some good health practices that will help staff stay healthy?

Management

- How long should the child care facility keep a written record of concerns identified for each child? Why?
- What is the purpose of screening tests?
- What are some screening tests that might be used in a child care center?
- What is the difference between objective and subjective observations?