1. What would you do…?
    2. Materials and Resources
    3. · Handout C-2, “Complying with health policy: What would you do…?”
    4. Teacher’s key for Handout C-2:
      1. Handout C-2



    What would you do…?



    Materials and Resources





    ·   Handout C-2, “Complying with health policy: What would you do…?”

    ·   Copies of the Child Care Center Licensing Guidebook and/or Family Home Child Care Licensing Guide using copies of pages 129 and/or 130 Incident/Injury Report and Incident Log from the Child Care Licensing Guidebook.


    Use Handout C-2 as a review of how a program’s health policy will determine how they deal with different situations involving illness, injury or illness prevention. Have students use the Licensing Guidebook or Family Home Guide as resources to help fill in the table. Discuss answers. Tell them they are the child care worker in the scenarios.

     





    Teacher’s key for Handout C-2:

    Lizzy’s case of Whooping cough needs to be reported to the local health department (WAC 246-101). Go to www.doh.wa.gov/OS/Policy?246-101prp3.pdf for the complete list of communicable diseases professionals are mandated to report. See Appendix in the Center Guidebook (page 241) for an example of Health Policy addressing this situation.

     

    For Jamal’s injury, follow first aid steps, fill out the Child Care Injury/ Incident Report or Incident Log,(page 129 and 130 in Child Care Licensing Guidebook) closely monitor his symptoms, and then communicate with his parents when they come to pick him up.

    (could have students fill out a copy of either the log or report)

     

    Explain to the visiting parent Gloria that “In order to protect all children in our care and our staff, and to meet state health requirements, we only accept children fully immunized for their age. The Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) is kept on file to prove compliance. Children may attend child care without an immunization if the parents sign the back of the CIS form stating they have personal, religious, or philosophical reasons for not obtaining the immunizations, OR the child’s health care provider signs that the child is medically exempted from immunizations. However, children not immunized will not be accepted into care during outbreaks of diseases or illnesses which can be prevented by immunizations.” (See Appendix A of the Center Guidebook or pages__ of the FHCC Guide).

     

     



    Handout C-2

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    Complying with Health Policy: What Would You Do…?



    Situation



    Steps to take



    Guidebook reference or WAC reference
    Lizzy had been out of the program for a week. You thought she had a cold, but when her father brought her to your program this morning he informed you that she had been diagnosed with Whooping Cough / Pertussis. She had responded to treatment, and her doctor gave the OK to return.   
    Jamal fell from the swing, bumping his head so hard a ‘goose egg’ appeared on his forehead. It slowed him down a bit, but he said he was ready to go in for lunch.   
     

    Gloria, a prospective parent, is touring your program, asking questions about steps taken to keep children healthy. She asks if immunizations are required of children. Specifically what is expected?

          		  


     

     

     

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    Complying with Health Policy: What Would You Do…?





    TEACHER’S KEY

     

    Situation
    Steps to take
    Guidebook reference or WAC reference
    Lizzy had been out of the program for a week. You thought she had a cold, but when her father brought her to your program this morning he informed you that she had been diagnosed with Whooping Cough / Pertussis. She had responded to treatment, and her doctor gave the OK to return. Lizzy’s case of Whooping cough needs to be reported to the local health department (WAC 246-101). Go to www.doh.wa.gov/OS/Policy?246-101prp3.pdf for the complete list of communicable diseases professionals are mandated to report. See Appendix in the Center Guidebook (page 241) for an example of Health Policy addressing this situation. WAC 170-246-101
    Jamal fell from the swing, bumping his head so hard a ‘goose egg’ appeared on his forehead. It slowed him down a bit, but he said he was ready to go in for lunch. For Jamal’s injury, follow first aid steps, fill out the Child Care Injury/ Incident Report or Incident Log, closely monitor his symptoms, and then communicate with his parents when they come to pick him up. WAC 170-295-3030
    Gloria, a prospective parent, is touring your program, asking questions about steps taken to keep children healthy. She asks if immunizations are required of children. Specifically what is expected?

          		Explain to the visiting parent Gloria that “In order to protect all children in our care and our staff, and to meet state health requirements, we only accept children fully immunized for their age. The Certificate of Immunization Status (CIS) is kept on file to prove compliance. Children may attend child care without an immunization if the parents sign the back of the CIS form stating they have personal, religious, or philosophical reasons for not obtaining the immunizations, OR the child’s health care provider signs that the child is medically exempted from immunizations. However, children not immunized will not be accepted into care during outbreaks of diseases or illnesses which can be prevented by immunizations.” (See Appendix A of the Center Guidebook or pages__ of the FHCC Guide).

          		WAC 170-295-7010

    WAC 170-295-7020  

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