FCC Family Child Care 2 — Questions and Answers
Question 1: In a family child care home, what is the most important reason to maintain a current written emergency plan?
- To satisfy the tax accountant
- To guide safe response during fires, weather events, or medical emergencies (Correct answer)
- To increase enrollment numbers
- To reduce grocery costs
Correct answer: To guide safe response during fires, weather events, or medical emergencies
An emergency plan ensures caregivers and children respond quickly and safely to fires, severe weather, or medical crises.
Question 2: A parent arrives to pick up a child but is not on the authorized pickup list. What should the provider do?
- Release the child to speed up pickup
- Refuse release until the authorized parent or guardian is contacted and confirms (Correct answer)
- Let the child decide
- Call the police immediately without contacting the parent
Correct answer: Refuse release until the authorized parent or guardian is contacted and confirms
Children should only be released to authorized individuals, so the provider must confirm with the parent or guardian first.
Question 3: What is the safest sleep position for an infant in family child care?
- On the stomach
- On the side
- On the back on a firm surface (Correct answer)
- Propped up with pillows
Correct answer: On the back on a firm surface
Placing infants on their backs on a firm, flat surface reduces the risk of SIDS.
Question 4: Why should hazardous cleaning supplies be stored in a locked cabinet in a family child care home?
- They look messy on the counter
- To prevent accidental poisoning of children (Correct answer)
- To keep them from evaporating
- To save shelf space
Correct answer: To prevent accidental poisoning of children
Locking away cleaning chemicals prevents curious children from ingesting or contacting poisonous substances.
Question 5: When should a family child care provider wash their hands most importantly?
- Only at the start of the day
- Before preparing food and after diapering (Correct answer)
- Only when hands look dirty
- Once every afternoon
Correct answer: Before preparing food and after diapering
Handwashing before food handling and after diapering is critical to preventing the spread of germs.
Question 6: What is the primary purpose of keeping accurate attendance records in family child care?
- To track which children are present in case of emergency and for licensing (Correct answer)
- To decorate the classroom
- To increase the provider's salary automatically
- To replace lesson plans
Correct answer: To track which children are present in case of emergency and for licensing
Attendance records help account for every child during emergencies and meet licensing requirements.
Question 7: A toddler begins choking on a piece of food. What is the appropriate first response?
- Give the child water to drink
- Encourage effective coughing and be ready to give age-appropriate first aid if the airway becomes blocked (Correct answer)
- Lay the child down flat and wait
- Put fingers deep into the throat to remove the food
Correct answer: Encourage effective coughing and be ready to give age-appropriate first aid if the airway becomes blocked
If a child is coughing effectively, encourage coughing, and be prepared to perform age-appropriate choking first aid if the airway becomes blocked.
FCC Family Child Care 2
In a family child care home, what is the most important reason to maintain a current written emergency plan?