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Daily Health Check Guide

Virtual Lab School Family Child Care Healthy Environments Lesson 4 Apply Daily Health Check Guide
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Use this checklist as a guide to help you know what to look for when you do daily health checks.

Look from Head to ToeNoYes (describe)
Shows change in behavior or mood:
less active/energy, more sleepy/irritable
 
 
Looks different from normal
 
 
Complains of not feeling well
 
 
Has itchy skin or scalp
 
 
Is pulling at ear
 
 
Has drainage from the eyes
 
 
Has a runny nose
 
 
Is coughing severely
 
 
Has skin rash or discoloration
 
 
Has drainage from an open sore
 
 
Has unusually warm skin
 
 
Eating/drinking more/less than usual
 
 
Is vomiting
 
 
Has abnormal stools:
white bowel movement, gray bowel movement, diarrhea, or unusual odor
 
 
Is not urinating
 
 
Is off balance or walks unevenly
 
 

Adapted from North Carolina Child Care Health & Safety Resource Center: A Daily Health Check. Available from www.healthychildcarenc.org