Sick Children Policy Quiz

What is the main purpose of the Sick Children Policy?

• To ensure children eat nutritious food

• To ensure all children receive vaccinations

• To maintain a healthy environment and minimise the spread of infectious illnesses

• To support families in finding alternative child care

Which document has been adopted by the service to prevent infectious diseases?

• Childcare Australia Guidelines

• Staying Healthy in Child Care – 5th Edition

• Australian Immunisation Handbook

• Early Years Health Manual

According to the NQS, under which Quality Area does this policy fall?

• Quality Area 1: Educational Program and Practice

• Quality Area 5: Relationships with Children

• Quality Area 2: Children’s Health and Safety

• Quality Area 6: Collaborative Partnerships

Which of the following is NOT listed as a responsibility of families in the policy?

• Monitoring child’s symptoms

• Sending children with green noses to care

• Providing medical clearance when needed

• Collecting sick children promptly

Which of the following is a criterion for a child to be excluded from the Service?

• Age below 5 years

• Lack of parental consent

• Medical condition

• All of the above

At what temperature will a child be sent home and excluded for 24 hours or until medical clearance?

• 36.5°C

• 37.5°C

• 38.0°C

• 39.0°C

Educators may NOT:

• Monitor symptoms

• Administer paracetamol with verbal consent

• Diagnose illnesses

• Take temperature

When are children allowed to return to care after vomiting?

• After 6 hours

• The next morning

• After 24 hours symptom-free

• When their appetite returns

If a child becomes ill at the Service, what is the first action educators take?

• Call the ambulance

• Monitor and document the child’s symptoms

• Give antibiotics

• Ask the child if they want to go home

Which illness requires reporting to the Public Health Unit?

• Asthma

• Chickenpox

• Rubella

• Eczema