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

Description should include

- benefits of a daily health check for preventing the spread of illnesses or diseases
- types of communicable diseases (e.g., lice, scabies)
- recognition of illnesses on the communicable disease chart
- school attendance
- changes in behavior
- physical symptoms of illness
- 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 the parent or guardian when doing a daily health check?
- What are some questions to ask the child when doing a daily health check?

Leadership

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

Management

- How long should the childcare 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 childcare center?
- How may observations of children be used to document student progress?
- What types of observations are used by early childhood professionals?
- How can early childhood professionals effectively use different types of observation?
- What types of information should be documented on children through observation?
- What is the difference between objective and subjective observations?
- What is the difference between direct and indirect observations?
- How can early childhood professionals interpret and use observation data?

Teacher Resources:

- OSHA's Bloodborne Pathogens Standard (29 CFR 1910.1030)
- Virginia Law: Standard 240.D.6