Early childhood programs keep children safe when their facilities, materials, and equipment are hazard-free and all staff use safety practices such as active supervision. Find resources to help staff and families reduce the number and severity of childhood injuries everywhere that children learn and grow. Discover tips for use at home, in cars and buses, on the playground, and in all early childhood settings.
Emergency Preparedness and Recovery
Explore and share materials about disaster preparedness, response, and recovery for families and programs.
Learn MoreKeeping Them Safe: Video Series
Narrated by pediatricians, these videos can help a busy early care and education workforce reinforce health and safety practices.
Learn MoreCulture of Safety
Explore 10 actions to create a culture of safety. Find out how to encourage people to speak up about safety concerns. Learn how to make it safe to talk about mistakes and use them to learn better practices.
Learn MoreKeep Children Safe Using Active Supervision
Use these webcasts and resources to create a systems approach to child supervision, provide staff development to ensure programwide implementation, and learn to use consistent strategies to ensure child safety.
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Topic: Safety Practices
Keywords:Child safety, Active supervision
Resource Type:Topic Page
National Centers:Program Management and Fiscal Operations
Last Updated: December 8, 2020