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Provider
| Policies | Health
& Safety | Home Environment |
Daily Activities
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Provider
- Warm, nurturing, kind, patient
- Accepting and verbal
- Respectful of each child's cultural background
- Sensitive to each child's feelings and needs
- Laughs, talks and listens to the children
- Comforts an angry, sad or frightened child in
a supportive way
- Reads, plays and sings with the children
- Has reasonable expectations for children
- Balances time between children and household
tasks
- Training or experience with young children
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 Policies
- Policy for accepting or excluding sick children
- Caregiver nor anyone in her household convicted
of child abuse or neglect
- Posted emergency numbers including where parent
can be reached
- Plan for a substitute in case of an emergency
- Regular reports about your child's progress
or any problems that might arise
- Clear cut rule about who will provide diapers
and baby formula
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Health
and Safety
- Approved seat restraints used for each child
on car trips
- First aid kit available
- Smoke detectors in the home
- Regular fire and other emergency drills practiced
with the children
- Emergency exit route that everyone understands
- Physically healthy caregiver
- Special medication or diet given under doctor's
orders
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Home
Environment
- Limited TV watching
- Materials and equipment well maintained and clean
- Quiet and active areas indoor and out
- Stairways, windows, basement and doorways protected
by gates
- Heaters, stoves, electrical appliances and furnaces
out of children's reach
- Child sized tables, chairs and potty chairs
- High chair and crib for each infant, and a bed or
cot for each preschool child
- Place for each child's individual belongings
Soft pillows and floor covering for children's use
- Locked up cleaning supplies and other dangerous materials
- Covered electrical outlets
- Outdoor play space protected from traffic and other
hazards
- Toys and activities easily accessible to children
on low shelves or tables
- Breakable objects out of reach of children
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Daily
Activities
- Quiet and active play periods regularly scheduled
- Opportunities for children to choose their own
toys and activities
- Enough toys and interesting things to do for each
child's age
- Places to climb, run and jump, and for infants
to pull themselves up
- Safe places for a child to be and play alone
- Opportunities to play outside every day, weather
permitting
- Babies out of their cribs most of their waking
hours
- Infants and toddlers eat and sleep according to
their individual needs and schedules
- Infants protected from more active children when
playing on the floor
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