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Inc.All rights reserved.

Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1eSorte, Daeschel, Amador

Chapter Fourteen

Promoting Safety




Ensuring Physical Safety

Attending to children’s physical safety involves protecting them from bodily harm and injury.

Choose safe toys and activities. Plan and supervise children at all times. Provide ample time to play actively. Plan for nutrition. Avoid the spread of germs that lead to disease and illness.




Ensuring Emotional Safety

Emotional safety refers to children’s internal sense of safety, including being protected and sheltered from real or perceived threat.

Provide children with experiences free from anxiety and fear. Establish reliable and predictable schedules. Offer age-appropriate activities. Plan activities that promote social attachment. Be a responsive and caring teacher.




Unintentional Injuries

Incidental accidents, “ouches”, or significant injuries:

Falls

Struck by or against injury

Bite or sting injury




Causes of Fatal Injury

Motor vehicles and traffic accidents – leading cause Suffocation – highest for the infant age group Drowning –standing water in buckets, toilets, wading

pools, home swimming pools, and pool covers that collect rain water

Fire and burns




Recognizing Risk Factors of Unintentional Injury

Children’s ages and developmental maturity - one third of injury-related deaths occur the first year of life

Children’s sex - higher fatal injuries for males Children’s race

– White children have highest injury rates– Black and American Indian children have higher fatal injuries– Black and American Indian children more likely to die of SIDS

Family Income – poverty higher risk Location of Child’s Residence – rural areas higher risk




Implications for Teachers

Review the setting for potential risk.

Consider the age group and specific children in the setting.

Identify appropriate safety strategies to reduce risk.

Put appropriate safety strategies into practice.




What if…

You are asked to complete a survey on topics you would like to study in a safety training workshop?

How would you respond?




Regulatory Agencies

Establish standards for out-of-home child care Implement monitoring strategies Enforce the child care regulations Identify factors for mandatory licensing

– Group size– Length of service day– Location of care




Common Licensing Requirements

Licensing application and fees Facility requirements Program design Program operations Teacher qualifications and requirements at hire New staff orientation Children’s program Child nutrition requirements Children’s health requirements




Most Common Licensing Violations

Exceeding licensed capacity Violating licensing requirements Lack of suitable staff Poor care of children Poor administration and record keeping




Moving Beyond Minimum Standards

Have mandatory licensing for all programs Raise quality and set higher standards Listen to research:

– Improve teacher-to-child ratios– Decrease teacher turnover– Increase educational qualifications– Provide enhanced training on safety




Program Responsibilities

Provide safe facilities Create a safe program Hire safe teachers Develop safety policies Obtain insurance and legal counsel Provide safety training Conduct periodic emergency drills Monitor for compliance




Monitoring Activities

Program staff reports Teachers reports Family and teacher safety team reports Classroom observation visits Licensing site visit reports Family questionnaires




Teacher Responsibilities

Implement program safety practices Organize safe environments Enhance emotional safety through relationships Supervise children Model and teach safe behaviors Take actions in emergencies Advocate for children’s safety




Collaborating for Safety

Directors and other program leaders Administrative assistants and office support staff Teachers Health personnel Nutrition personnel Custodians Bus drivers




What if…

You are asked to describe your professional commitment to children’s safety?

How would you respond?

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