Title: Implement procedures for staff, parents, and children that prevent childhood illnesses and communicable diseases.
Course: Early Childhood, Education, and Services II (19153-II) > Section: Providing a Positive, Safe, and Healthy Learning Environment

Implementation should include

- adherence to immunization standards
- adherence to state health, safety, and sanitation standards
- food-preparation procedures
- cleaning and sanitation procedures for equipment and materials
- mealtime behavior standards
- basic hygiene procedure
- standard hand-washing procedure.

Process/Skill Questions:

Thinking

- Why should procedures that prevent childhood and communicable diseases be in place?
- What types of procedures might help prevent childhood and communicable diseases?
- What are some common childhood illnesses and their symptoms?
- What universal precautions can be taken to prevent illnesses and diseases?

Communication

- How should information about the prevention of childhood illnesses and communicable diseases be communicated to staff, parents, and children?
- What information must be provided to parents if a student in the facility has a childhood illness or communicable disease?
- Where will the information about the prevention of communicable diseases be found?
- What is the procedure if parents choose not to immunize their child?

Leadership

- What are the expected outcomes of providing education regarding the spread of communicable diseases to students, staff, and parents?
- What are the local, state, and federal guidelines regarding the practice of prevention of communicable diseases?

Management

- How will the students prevent communicable diseases among themselves and preschoolers?
- Who makes the final decision of who is going home due to illness?