As the teacher of young children, I want them all to be in good health, especially while they are in my care. I have an obligation to check the health of each child, not only for the benefit of the child, but for the health and safety of all the children. A sick child may put the other children as well as me at risk of becoming ill. That’s one of the reasons children’s health checks should be one of the most important aspects in the daily schedule of activities. I feel that daily health assessments should occur to know the normal health of the children. If something is unusual about the appearance of a child, I will know it, because of taking daily health assessments. I will be able to take immediate action about the condition of the child by performing the health check when the child first arrives.
By checking the children daily and keeping records of the health assessments, I will be in a position to alert the parents, if there is a change in their children’s appearance that may need medical attention; for example if a child constantly rubs their eyes, it may indicate a vision problem. And by the child receiving early medical attention, it may avoid any negative learning abilities caused by vision impairment.
Daily health assessments should be as regular as all the other daily activities. When observing the children at their activities you know what is normal for them. As a teacher I am in close contact with the children on a daily basis. I want the children to be in good health to enable them to perform their activities and enjoy their day at school. When children become ill, it impairs them from doing their best in school. A sick child is not a happy child, and this saddens me to see little children sick. So, I would separate the child from the other children and care for him/her and comfort him/her as much as I can until the parent is able to come and take the child home.
