Safety Practices and Policies

Unintentional injure is now the leading cause of death in childhood (America children: key national indicators of well-being, 2007). The five potentially hazardous situations/safety threats common to toddlers are poison, medicine, electrical outlets, toys with small part, and toilets. For each of the hazardous situations or safety threats, policies that are put in place to protect and prevent children’s safety. Toddlers have the most potential for unsafe practices and the ability to accomplish what they set out to do. Toddlers like to explore places that may not be in sight so medicine and poison’s materiel need to be place up high and in a lock box or cabinet that has a lock where children cannot get to it. All electrical outlets should be cover with outlet covers, toys need to be age appropriate and large and unbreakable and smooth, playing with these toys should be always supervise by an adult. Toddlers should always be supervise by an adult went using the toilets, and the area should always be clean and free of cluster. In case of any injury parent will be call and there will be an report of what happen and parents, teacher and director will sign that report. To insure the safety of toddlers at home families, should invest in safety devices for drawers, window, and cabinets so that all harmful chemical can be lock away, gates should be place by stairs and any opening that you do not want you toddlers going through and children should at all time be supervise and not left unattended. Many injuries could be prevented if responsibility is taken for protection.