Inadequate Minimal Good Excellent

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2.4 Health Practices
2.4.1
Hand washing by teacher and children after
wiping nose, before or after playing, or when
otherwise soiled is practiced.
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2.4.2
Staff take action to cut down the spread of germs
(for example nose wiped tissues are disposed off
properly).
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2.4.3 Smoking is prohibited in the childcare areas. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2.4.4
Children are taught to manage health practices
independently (for example, taught proper hand
washing techniques, reminded to flush toilet after
use, health related pictures, etc.).
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2.4.5
Individual toothbrush are properly labeled and
stored.
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2.5 Safety Practices
2.5.1
Indoor and outdoor safety practices are available
(for example, caps on electric outlets, no heavy
objects on furniture that can be pulled down, no
slippery or cracked walkway or stairs, no easy
access to road, etc.).
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2.5.2
Adequate supervision to protect childrens safety
indoor and outdoor.
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2.5.3 Doctor is immediately contactable. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
2.5.4
Essentials needed to handle emergencies are
available (for example, relephone, emergency
numbers, first aid kit, etc.)
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2.5.5
Play areas are arranged to avoid safety problems
(for example, younger children play separate or at
separate time, out door play equipment is of
proper size, etc.).
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2.5.6
Children generally follow safety rules (for
example, no crowding on slides, no climbing on
bookcase, etc.)
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DIMENSION 3: LANGUAGE REASONING
No Statement
3.1 Books and Pictures
3.1.1 Books are accessible to the children. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3.1.2
Staff read books to the children (for example,
storytelling).
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3.1.3 Books have suitable content. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3.1.4 Books are organized in a reading center. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
3.2 Encouraging Children to Communicate
3.2.1
Children are encouraged to communicate with
teacher and other children (for example, talking
about drawings, dictating stories, rhymes, etc.).
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