Unintentional injuries in early years settings

 Early years providers can help prevent and raise awareness of unintentional injuries in and around the home and in the community by:

• giving advice on child safety in relation to their age and stage of development
• giving advice to families on the correct use of basic safety equipment in and around the home
• training staff to identify common themes and appropriate advice on accident prevention
• promoting the County Durham and Darlington Fire and Rescue Services safe and well programme to vulnerable families
• celebrating and promoting Child Accident Prevention Trust: Child Safety Week
• engaging and working with external partner and agencies

Training and resources

You can access the training and resources below to support you in promoting safety in the home for under 5's and supporting families to implement safety precautions in the home or the community.

Training

Unintentional injuries training (free)

This is a multi-agency training programme aiming to raise awareness of the risks/hazards within the home to reduce accidents in the home for children up to 5 years. The training also aims to reduce the accident and emergency (A&E) attendances and hospital admissions.

For more information and to book a place, please visit Eventbrite: Supporting Home Safety for Children Under Five Years in Durham

Resources and web pages

• Foundation Years: food safety advice on choking hazards in settings
• Think!: road safety education and early years resources

National guidance

• Gov.uk: preventing unintentional injuries staff guide
• Gov.uk: reducing unintentional injuries among children and young people
• Child Accident Prevention Trust: practical guide on safety for the under fives
• NHS: baby and toddler safety

National safety organisations

• Children's Burns Trust: first aid
• Child Accident Prevention Trust
• Royal Society for the Prevention of Accidents (RoSPA)

Local information

• Road safety
• Growing Healthy