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Daycare Safety: Your Baby’s Home-Away-From-Home!

  • Try a child’s-eye view. Pay attention to hazards you might not notice when standing up. By looking at the space from the child’s viewpoint, you may see accidents waiting to happen.
  • Make sure your space is child safe. Dangerous chemicals and medicines should be stored out of children’s reach. Cover electrical outlets and store dangerous or breakable objects up high. Fix, lock up or discard anything that might be a danger to children. Be sure all outdoor play areas are fenced in to keep children safe.
  • Arrange your space wisely. If a space is too open, you may find children running wildly. Set up shelves and other furniture to divide the room into separate learning and play areas.
  • Organize toys and supplies to make things easy for children. Place toys on low shelves. Label the shelves with pictures and words so children will know where to put them back.
  • Make sure the toys match the children’s ages and abilities. Infants need toys they can shake, drop, mouth, roll and otherwise explore with their bodies. Toddlers need toys they can push, pull, grab, fill, dump or yank without causing major damage.
  • Teach children how to handle toys and materials. Explain and model how to carefully handle books, toys and other materials.