Questions and Answers of Health Care Finance

What potential risks or hazards does this activity present?
Is the activity age- and developmentally appropriate?
Discuss the teacher's role in safeguarding children's safety.
Identify two forms of negligence.
Describe the four basic principles of safety management.
Explain why infants and toddlers are at greatest risk for unintentional injury.
Identify the common causes of unintentional death among young children.
What difference does a teacher's education preparation have on the quality of a child's experiences in an early childhood program?
What steps can programs take to make their facilities secure from unwanted intrusions?
Describe several features that make an outdoor play yard safe for young children.
How does the environment influence a child's growth and development?
Discuss the pros and cons of the following question: Should the quality of state child care licensing standards be raised?
What type of car seat/restraint is appropriate for a three-year-old? What about an 11- month-old infant who weighs 27 pounds? As a Group
What steps are involved in obtaining a license to operate an early childhood program?
Identify and describe eight features of a quality early education program.
How can increasing demands for child care be balanced against a need to improve their quality?
Should programs that don't meet state licensing standards be closed down?
Should licensing (or registration) be mandatory for in-home child care?
What steps can Linh take to improve her chances of becoming licensed?
What are Linh's options?
Have the program's policies been explained clearly, and are they acceptable to you?
Do you agree with the program's philosophy, and is it appropriate for your child's needs?
Is a daily schedule of the children's activities posted for you to read?
Are learning experiences planned for children, or are they left to wander or watch television?
Are there opportunities for you to become involved in your child's classroom?
Are they knowledgeable about how to facilitate children's development and spot problems? 13 Be sure to ask about their educational preparation and years of experience. Do you feel welcomed and
Do they appear to enjoy working with the children and take pride in their efforts?
Have the teachers been trained to work with young children?
Are weekly menus posted?
Is the food served to children nutritious, age appropriate, and adequate in amount? If your child has food allergies, would his or her special needs be accommodated?
Are items easily accessible to children?
Are there a sufficient number and variety of toys and materials for all children to use, or must children wait for others to finish?
Are enough adults present to respond to an injured child or classroom emergency and to assure the safety of other children?
Is there adequate adult supervision?
Is the teacher's tone of voice warm and friendly versus harsh and demanding?
Are children treated with respect and as individuals?
Do they help children solve their own problems?
Are teachers playing and talking with the children?
Is the program accredited or licensed? Do the children seem happy and under control? Are children encouraged in their efforts and allowed to express their feelings?
For example, are electrical outlets covered, are sharp items stored out of children's reach, is the carpet intact and free of snags or stains, and do children wash their hands before eating?
Does the environment appear to be clean, safe, and appealing to children?
What newer technologies can be used to improve building security?
What does the need for increased security in early childhood programs say about contem- porary society?
What might they be?
Are there any disadvantages to increasing security?
What workplace policies and procedures are necessary to protect the safety of children and teachers?
What resources are available for learning more about appropriate steps to take?
Describe ways of making a child's environment safe.
List the necessary steps for securing a license to operate an early education program.
State the purpose of licensing requirements.
Discuss the relationship between environment and a child's growth and development.
What special personal health measures should be emphasized with the other children?
If Kati does have pinworms, for what length of time must the teacher carefully observe the other children for similar problems?
When can Kati return to school?
What control measures should be implemented? At school? At home?
What action should the teacher take in this situation?
Is SARS a reportable disease?
What precautionary practices would be helpful for your program to implement?
What community resources are available to help you learn more about this disease?
What factors would place the children in your program at risk for exposure to SARS?
What are its symptoms? How does it spread?
What is SARS?
Demonstrate how to correctly position babies for sleep.
Describe basic precautions teachers should take when children in group settings show signs of communicable illness.
Check axillary and oral temperatures with a thermometer.
Identify the signs and symptoms of four common illnesses.
What special accommodations would be necessary if a program wanted to include mildly ill children?
Discuss when and how universal precautions should be implemented in the classroom.
Discuss specific practices that teachers can use in their classrooms to limit the spread of illnesses transmitted via:a. the respiratory tractb. the fecal-oral routec. skin conditionsd. contaminated
What early signs would you be likely to observe in a child who was coming down with a respiratory virus?
Identify and discuss three factors that are required for an infection to be communicable.
During what stage(s) of communicable illnesses are children most contagious? As a Group:
Where can families go to obtain immunizations for their children?
What immunizations, and how many of each, are recommended for a 30-month-old child?
Describe two examples that illustrate how an illness can be spread by:a. airborne transmissionb. indirect contact
Define each of the Terms to Know listed at the beginning of this chapter.
How can the center help Laura's mother avoid similar situations in the future?
If this is a repeated occurrence, what steps can be taken to make sure Laura's mother complies with the center's policies?
If Laura is allowed to stay at the center, what measures can be taken to limit the risk of spreading illness to other children?
How should the teachers handle Laura's immediate situation? Should she be allowed to stay or should they try to contact Laura's mother?
On what basis does your state grant exceptions to immunization requirements for children?
How would you handle situations where there is conflict between parental beliefs and state regulation?
Where could you locate accurate information about the safety of vaccines?
As a teacher, how would you respond to families who were opposed to immunization because they felt they were unsafe?
Discuss the family's role in controlling the spread of communicable illness.
Describe the major reasons why some children are not fully immunized.
Identify the signs and symptoms of four childhood communicable diseases.
Name four control measures that teachers can use to reduce communicable illnesses.
Define communicable illness. List the three factors that are required for an infection to be communicable.
Describe what teachers can do to help protect children from obesity.
Discuss why many chronic health problems are difficult to identify in young children, and what the teacher's role is in this process.
Discuss why more children appear to be developing allergies and asthma today.
Develop an emergency response plan for a child who has seizures and discuss how it would be implemented in the classroom.
Divide into small groups. Each group should develop a case study illustrating one of the chronic health conditions described in this chapter. The case study should include a description of the
What are some of the early warning signs of diabetes? What resources are available in your community to help teachers improve their understanding of the condition and learn how to administer
Explain why the use of medication to treat children with AD/HD has stirred so much controversy.
Describe the differences between febrile, petit mal, and grand mal seizures.
Explain why families might overlook or choose to ignore a child's health symptoms.
What steps should you take to prevent administering the procedure incorrectly, and thus protect yourself from liability?
Should teachers be responsible for administering medical procedures?

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