14-1 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador Chapter Fourteen Promoting Safety

14-2 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador 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.

14-3 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador 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.

14-4 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador Unintentional Injuries Incidental accidents, “ouches”, or significant injuries: Falls Struck by or against injury Bite or sting injury

14-5 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador 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

14-6 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador 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

14-7 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador 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.

14-8 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador 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?

14-9 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador 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

14-10 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador 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

14-11 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador Most Common Licensing Violations Exceeding licensed capacity Violating licensing requirements Lack of suitable staff Poor care of children Poor administration and record keeping

14-12 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador 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

14-13 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador 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

14-14 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador Monitoring Activities Program staff reports Teachers reports Family and teacher safety team reports Classroom observation visits Licensing site visit reports Family questionnaires

14-15 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador 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

14-16 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador Collaborating for Safety Directors and other program leaders Administrative assistants and office support staff Teachers Health personnel Nutrition personnel Custodians Bus drivers

14-17 © 2011 Pearson Education, Inc. All rights reserved. Nutrition, Health, and Safety for Young Children: Promoting Wellness, 1e Sorte, Daeschel, Amador What if… You are asked to describe your professional commitment to children’s safety? How would you respond?