Teachers play an improtant role in the healt status of the child. It is a precedure by which a child care provider assets the health status of a child upon arriving to the child care program for the day. Every day; a trained staff member shall conduct a health check of each child. This health check shall be conducted as soon as possible after the child enters child care and whenever a change occurs while that child is in care. The child care provider shall gain information necessary to complete the daily health check by direct observation of the child, by querying the parent or legal guardian, and, where applicable, by conversation with the child.
The health check shall address:
1. Changes in behavior (such as lethargy or
drowsiness) or appearance from behaviors observed
during the previous day’s attendance; or noticed
during current day attendance;
2. Skin rashes, itchy skin, itchy scalp, or (during a lice
outbreak) nits;
3. Elevated body temperature, determined by taking the
child’s temperature;
4. Signs of fever such as flushed appearance or
shivering;
5. Complaints of pain or of not feeling well;
6. Other signs or symptoms of illness (such as drainage
from eyes, vomiting, diarrhea, and so on);
7. Reported illness or injury in child or family members
since last date of attendance.
It is used throughout the day to monitor a child’s health status
