2.1 DHS Health & Safety Standards “ Good health and good sense are two of life\'
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2.1 DHS Health & Safety Standards
“Good health and good sense are two of life's greatest blessings.”~ Publilius Syrus
If you are currently working in child care or previously worked in child care, you are familiar with the Department of Human Services (DHS) licensing standards for child care facilities. To be licensed and pass inspection, you are doing the minimum when it comes to health and safety standards.
Assignment:
Click on the attachments below and view the DHS Licensing books for Programs and Homes. For this class, let’s view the center requirements unless you have a FCCH or plan to open a FCCH. Then use the FCCH book.
Answer these four questions in a Word document and submit on the "2.1 DHS Health & Safety Standards" link.
List two items listed in the licensing book about safety and sanitation procedures?
List two items the book says about animals in the center or on the premises?
List two items the book says about medicine?
List three things you were surprised to find (or not find) in the Oklahoma Licensing book?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k81PU3lK2ak&feature=youtu.be
watch the video above and provide your thoughts now that you have an understanding of DHS requirements.
Explanation / Answer
Note: This response is in UK English, please paste the response to MS Word and you should be able to spot discrepancies easily. You may elaborate the answer based on personal views or your classwork if necessary. Also, since you have not provided scheenshots of the pdf, I have answered based on searches online.
(Answer) Safety and sanitation –
The State Department of Health may visit any licensee or applicant at the request of the Department to advise on matters affecting the health of children and to inspect the sanitation of the buildings used for their care.
Animals within the premises –
Animals are restricted from the kitchen and food storage areas, food-contact items and surfaces and children's resting surfaces.
Animal litter boxes are prohibited in the kitchen, food storage areas, or areas easily accessible to children.
Animal waste is inaccessible from animal habitats is disposed of daily and in outdoor play areas is disposed of before children play outside.
Medicine –
Disposal of medical waste would need to be taken care of in an optimal manner.
A child that requires additional medical attention would need to have the appropriate medication on the premises and a professional if necessary.
(List three things you were surprised to find (or not find) in the Oklahoma Licensing book? I have not answered this as I do not have access to the booklet)
The video – The representative of the DHS who spoke via satellite one the news seemed to defend her position considerably and say that the new regulations are in place for the benefit of the parents and children. However, if strenuous laws are going to be applied to banal activities, it would be difficult to keep such places in business.
The employees of these daycare places seem to be quitting and the places shutting down. This is because along with the pre-existing hard work, there are new regulations with no particular causal link to the goings on of a normal daycare.
The state of Oklahoma is finding it difficult to keep these daycare places up and running in the wake of such scrupulous regulations. The daycare owner in the video even said that they could use the time spent in paperwork to actually focus on the children. Furthermore, even the mother of a child who was interviewed did not seem to think that such regulations were pivotal.
This is likely to raise the number of petitions from the community towards boiling down laws that are non-consequential and pedantic.
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