Title 22: Health Observations

Title 22: Health

Observation

Textbook Material
Analysis
Recommendation
In my observation La petite
Although they had plenty
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Academy is in regulations of the of staff around my only
staff/child ratios are
health code 101216.3 of title 6 recommendation would be
mandated typically reflect
because there was two teachers to keep a better eye out for
only the determined by
to every child with the class size the children instead of
individual states and
no bigger than 14 children. Also talking to each other,
stated in our textbook the ratio maybe get a little more
typically reflect only the
of teacher to child was correct involved with the children.
minimal number of adults
with having seven children to This could also be
considered necessary to
every teacher. The facts are
culturally accepted by
protect childrens well-being proven by the teacher child ratio having a teacher that
(Fiscella and Kitzman,2009) within having at least 14
speaks different languages
children to every two adults.
to make children that may
however, the ability to
not speak good english
provide positive learning
feel a little more
experiences, individualized
comfortable in the
care, and conditions that
classroom
safeguard childrens health
and safety requires more
teachers than are generally
mandated.
9/25/2012 9:30am
As stated in my observation La The building was very
101238 Buildings and
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When walking through the
Petite Academy it is in
clean and well kept. My
grounds
Frequent cleaning of
premises of La Petite academy I
compliance with health code
recommendation would be
(a) 1. The licensee shall take furniture, toys and surfaces is 101238 because I saw the
saw one teacher cleaning all
to put all cleaning supplies
also an effective method for teacher wiping down all the
counters and making sure all food measure to keep the center
in locked cub boards as
free of flies, other insects, and limiting the spread of
was picked up to prevent any
counter tops with bleach and
well as out of sight of the
rodents or flies to appear during
rodents. 2. The licensee shall communicable illness(bright, water, as well as soap and water. children. This could be
school hours. I asked the teacher if safely dispose of water and
After she was done she disposed culturally accepted by
Boone and Gerba, 2010;
there was a cabinet of cleaning
of the dirty towel and put the
sending out a letter telling
Cosby et al.,2008)
supplies that would be stored away any disinfectants/solutions
cleaning products up out of
all parents the importance
from the children, only because I that have been used for
childs reach. It is also
of a clean environment
cleaning.
saw cleaning solutions in childs
compliant with the text book
around there children.
9/25/2012, 9:30am
While observing at la petite
academy there was 1 teacher and 1
teacher assistant, There were about
9 to 13 children they consistently
came and went throughout my
observation. As the teacher and
teacher assistant watched the
children they were close to each
other and talked with each other as
the children played in the
classroom.

reach, She walked me over to a

cabinet that was at childs reach but
was not locked.
9/27/2012 10:00am
While observing at La Petite
Academy, I walked around the
classroom in search for any
drinking material or fountains. I

Title 22 Regulations

101216.3 Child Teacher Ratio

As stated in section (a) There shall
be a ratio of one teacher visually
observing and supervising no more
than 12 children in attendance,
except as specified in (b) and (c)

Drinking water 101239.2 (a)

Drinking water from a noncontaminating fixture or
container shall be available

because she continuously

cleaned the room throughout the
day.
My observation shows that La The drinking fountains
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Petite
Academy is compliant
were all at the childs eye
Water is an important
with health code 101239.2
level, which I thought was
constituent of all body tissues because they have drinking
very important, the
and is essential for survival; fountains that are at Childs reach recommendation that I

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asked the teacher to show me where both indoors and in the
humans can live much longer and are very clean. It is also
children could get a drink at any
outdoor activity area.(1)
without food than they can compliant with the text because
point and time during the day, She
they have access to water at any
walked me to a drinking fountain children shall be free to drink without water. Water
time to prevent dehydration.
as they wish (2) Anchored
accounts for approximately
next to the bathroom and the
outside playground. There was only steps or a broad platform shall 70-75 percent of and infants
two fountains in the two year olds be utilized when a drinking
body weight and
classroom, but they were clean and fountain is too high.
approximately 60 percent of
at Childs reach.

would give would be to

have more than one in
each area to better address
the child ratio.
I think that this can be
culturally approached by
putting signs up in
different languages and
possibly teaching the
normal adult body weight.
children the different
language meaning of water
or water fountain.
9/25/2012 10:15am
As
shown
in
my
observation
at
The teacher did very well
Daily Observations
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As I observed the teacher and class 101226.3(a) the behavior and Monitoring childrens health La Petite Academy is in
in this situation but my
room on of the children seemed
compliant with health code
only recommendation was
uneasy and did not want to play, the health of the children shall be status on a regular basis
101226.3 because she
to pull out the mat and let
continually observed
offers several distinct
teacher continuously checked to
continuously monitored the
the child lay and relax
advantages. First teachers are child threw out the day, and
make sure the child was ok about an throughout the period of
before they called the
hour went by and she finally called attendance.(b) Any unusual
obligated, professionally, and could tell when a child was sick. parent. This could be
the director in and told her she
behavior, any injury or signs morally, to protect the health She was also in compliant with culturally accepted by
thought she needed to go home so
the text because she took her
getting the teachers to
they called the parent and told her of illness requiring assessment of all children in a group
obligations seriously and wanted learn different languages
and/or administration of first setting (Aronson,2002).
what was going on and they
all the children to be healthy and to understand each childs
requested that the child was to be aid by staff shall be reported
happy.
languages when they are
picked up. The teacher went and
dont feeling well.
to the childs authorized
told the child she was going to be representative and recorded in
picked up by her parent and they set
the childs records.
out a mat for her to lay on and a
blanket for her to rest until the
parent came she had the rest of the
class play on the other side of the
classroom so it could be quite and
not disturbing for the other child.
As the parent arrived the teacher
suggested taking the child to the
doctor.
9/25/2012 9:00am
As stated in my observation at My recommendation
Immunizations 101220.1
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While observing at La Petite
would be to ask each
(a)Prior to admission to a
Most states require childrens La Petite Academy was in
Academy, I actually got the chance
compliant with health code
parents there believes in
child care center, children
immunizations to be current 10122.1 Because they were also getting immunizations
to fill out the Immunization card
when they enter school or
that they require each child to have shall be immunized against
in compliant with the text
would also could be part
enroll in early childhood
before entering the program. They diseases as required by the
because they had all required
of there culture.
had each section of her folder in
documents for each child to be
California code regulations, programs. In states where
order from her name to my name Title 17, commencing with
able to go to school. They were
immunization law are lax,

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and then all health records they kept section
the folders colored by age. They
even have the sheet in Spanish and
Chinese for all families in different
cultures. They were very persistent
on having every child immunized
because they truly care about each
child.

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6000.

teachers must insist that

every child be fully
immunized unless families
are opposed on religious or
medical grounds (Silverman
2009)

also culturally balanced because

they had papers in different
languages such as Spanish and
Chinese.

9/27/2012 9:35am
As stated in my observation The Signs were posted where
Smoking Prohibition
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When observing at State Preschool 101231(a) smoking is
Women are also being urged State preschool on campus It everyone could see all
on Campus, They had a sign right in
was in compliant of health code around the building but at
front of the entrance stating not to prohibited on the premises of to not smoke during
101231 because they had signs childs eye level. I
smoke within 20 feet of the school. a child care center as specified pregnancy or expose infants showing that is was not allowed recommend that they may
to second hand smoke after to smoke in or near the building make them a little bigger
They also had signs in almost all in health and safety code
the windows big enough for you to section 1596.795
they are born; infants born to of the school. They were also and maybe not in the view
see.
mothers who smoke are more compliant with the text because where the children can see.
Its showing how not just women I think that this facility
likely to develop asthma later but anyone should not smoke could be culturally
in life (Keil et al., 2009)
around young children.
accepted by putting up
sign ins different
languages.
9/25/2012 9:00am
As shown in my observation La Even though they had
Health Related Services
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While Observing at La Petite
101226(d) the licensee shall First aid refers to treatment Petite Academy was compliant a first aid kit, the
academy I looked for any signs of a
with health code 101226
administered for injuries and because they had a first aid kit recommendation that I
first aid kit and they keep on the top maintain the following first
aid supplies in a location
illnesses that are not
shelf of the classroom near the
that was accessible to any adult have is to have more
accessible to staff but
considered life threating.
than one First aid box,
restrooms above the sink. There
that was near and was out of
was everything that you could think inaccessible to children.
reach from the children. They or carry a baggy of
of in it, band aids, alcohol swabs
also were in reference of the text first aid supplies in
ect.
book because they had a safety
poster for all adults to read in her pocket. This is a
case of an emergency and were huge facility and a
well aware of what would be life teacher should not
threatening and what was
have to run to the
capable of being handle by
hallway to grab a
themselves.

band aid, maybe get a

zip lock bag and have
the teacher carry it
with her. This could
be culturally accepted
by letting parent know
through letters

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different types of
disease that may be in
the area that are in
Spanish, or Chinese.

9/26/2012 10:00am
Daily inspection of illnesses Page.40
In observing at La Petite Academy I 101226.1
Quality programs employ a
watched as a couple kids got
(a)
The
licensee
shall
be
variety
of techniques,
dropped off and tried to see if the
responsible
for
ensuring
that
including
teacher
teacher was checking each one of
observations and daily health
them. She would give each one a children with obvious
hug and ask them how there
symptoms of illness including, checks, to continually
morning was. She would carefully but not limited to, fever of
monitor childrens health
look to see if there were any bruises
vomiting,
are
not
accepted.
status and identify potential
or cuts on them. While the parent
health needs.
was still there she asked if they ate
well and if they had any concern
that she should watch for.

La petite academy was in

The recommendation I
compliance of health code
have for this issue is for
101226.1 because the teacher the teacher to check each
took a few minutes as each child child as they walk in. Not
arrived to class and make sure only at the very first few
they were healthy and well
but everyone, and ask the
enough to join the class as they child how they are feeling
entered the room. They also
and also the parents to see
were compliant with the text
if they have had any
because they did this daily to
unusual signs. . This also
insure the not only the classes can be culturally accepted
but the childs health as well.
by doing techniques
theyre parents might use
if they are from a certain
cultures.
9/26/2012 12:00pm
As
shown
in
my
observation
La
The recommendation I
Food services 101227.1
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While observing at La Petite
Petite
Academy
was
in
have
at this time is switch
All food shall be safe and of Several federally sponsored
Academy They prepared food in the
regulation of health code
up the fruit in the meal, I
food assistance programs are 101227.1 because they had the have noticed that some
kitchen that was separate from the the quality and in quantity
necessary
to
meet
the
needs
of
available to schools and early essential food groups and
kids classroom. They set the plates
children will not eat
out for them and encourage them to the children. Each meal shall childhood programs. Perhaps amount of foods need. They
certain fruits maybe do a
feed themselves. They wash the
mixed fruit instead of just
include, at a minimum, the
the best known of these are were also in consent of the
trays before and after with soap and amount of food components asthe school lunch and the
textbook because they were in one type. This could be
water. They follow the CACFP
compliance with CACFP so they culturally accepted by
child and adult care food
regulations because they help a lot specified by title 7, code of
could get reimbursed.
adding in foods from
federal regulations, part
programs (CACFP). To
of low income families.
native cultures from each
226.20, requirements for
qualify for reimbursement,
of the childs background

meals, for the age group

programs must plan and
served. All food shall be
serve meals according to
selected, stored, prepared and specific CACFP guidelines.
served in a safe and healthful
manner.
12:35pm 9/27/2012
Napping equipment
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As I observed at La Petite Academy 101239.1
Preschool children have a
they were just getting ready for nap
(a) Cots used for napping shall tendency to become so
time after lunch, teachers were
be maintained in a safe
involved in play activities
setting up the area where the
condition. (4)Wiped with a
that they are reluctant to stop
children were going to take their

As shown in my observation La It thought La Petite

Petite Academy is in compliance Academy was good in this
with health code 101239.1
area but the only
because they use mats that are recommendation would be
appropriate for the children they to use more than
also cover them with sheets and disinfectant a week, maybe

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naps they spread them out on the
carpeted areas in the classrooms,
before setting them out they wiped
them down with disinfectant wipes
and put slips on them. They had
them about 5 feet apart I asked the
teacher id this was typical of them
to do and she said yes because that
way the child has enough space to
spread out, and also so they could
be able to do quiet activities if they
were unable to sleep.

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detergent/disinfectant weekly for sleep. Nevertheless,
or when soiled or wet. (c)
young children benefit from
Each cot or mat shall be
brief rest breaks during their
equipped with a sheet to cover normal daytime routine.
the cot or mat and, depending
on the weather, a sheet and/or
blanket to cover the child.

also they clean them

continuously. They also are in
compliance with the text
because they had continuous
giving the childrens naps.

bleach and water solution.

This could be culturally
accepted by sending out a
letter in different
languages about why it is
important for children to
take naps.

Reference Page
Marotz, L.R. (2009). Health, Safety, and Nutrition for the Young Child. 7th ed. Clifton Park, NY: Thomson Delmar Learning.