Cda Competency Goal 1
CDA COMPETENCY STANDARD -1
Functional Area 1- SAFETY
Children do not understand what is safe and what is not and therefore adults have the responsibility to teach, reinforce and protect children from risks.
I look around the classroom for potential safety risks and hazards, ensuring that cupboards have child-safe locks put in place at all times; detergents and chemical cleaners are out of children’s reach by storing them on top of cabinets or locked away. Toys are regularly checked for broken, unsafe parts.
I make sure electrical outlets are covered, wires and cords are not accessible to children.
I apply my training of Emergency Evacuation Procedures and we practice same, in monthly fire drills.
Exits are marked visibly, First-Aid bags are always replenished and Epi-pens too, are easily accessible at all times and taken with me when we leave the classroom.
Children who wear hooded jackets are closely monitored by me on the equipment and made sure that the cords or loose clothing do not pose a risk of strangulation.
I do a head count before and after transitions during the day to make sure that all the children are accounted for. I also mark attendance as the children are dropped off, so that from the onset, I know who is in class that day and who is absent. I also encourage children to walk in a single line. There’s always one teacher in the front and another, at the back of the line.
Functional Area 2- HEALTHY
My goal being to encourage healthy habits, I remind the children to practice hand washing for 20 seconds with soap and water throughout the day and after toileting, to sneeze or cough in to their elbow and to use a tissue to clean the nose.
I am trained in First Aid, MAT & CPR and use that training to take better care of a child who is unwell, isolating the child when necessary. I adhere to the preschool’s procedures and take particular care to ensure that exposure to the sickness is minimized or eliminated. I wear new gloves
Functional Area 1- SAFETY
Children do not understand what is safe and what is not and therefore adults have the responsibility to teach, reinforce and protect children from risks.
I look around the classroom for potential safety risks and hazards, ensuring that cupboards have child-safe locks put in place at all times; detergents and chemical cleaners are out of children’s reach by storing them on top of cabinets or locked away. Toys are regularly checked for broken, unsafe parts.
I make sure electrical outlets are covered, wires and cords are not accessible to children.
I apply my training of Emergency Evacuation Procedures and we practice same, in monthly fire drills.
Exits are marked visibly, First-Aid bags are always replenished and Epi-pens too, are easily accessible at all times and taken with me when we leave the classroom.
Children who wear hooded jackets are closely monitored by me on the equipment and made sure that the cords or loose clothing do not pose a risk of strangulation.
I do a head count before and after transitions during the day to make sure that all the children are accounted for. I also mark attendance as the children are dropped off, so that from the onset, I know who is in class that day and who is absent. I also encourage children to walk in a single line. There’s always one teacher in the front and another, at the back of the line.
Functional Area 2- HEALTHY
My goal being to encourage healthy habits, I remind the children to practice hand washing for 20 seconds with soap and water throughout the day and after toileting, to sneeze or cough in to their elbow and to use a tissue to clean the nose.
I am trained in First Aid, MAT & CPR and use that training to take better care of a child who is unwell, isolating the child when necessary. I adhere to the preschool’s procedures and take particular care to ensure that exposure to the sickness is minimized or eliminated. I wear new gloves