How to Prevent Accidents in Child Care Centers

Accidents that occur in a child care center can be devastating to a business. Accidents in a day care can lead to lawsuits as well as poor word of mouth for your center. To keep the children safe in your center, you will want to take steps to prevent accidents. Besides letting your teachers know about accident prevention methods, you will also want to provide full training for your staff on the protocol to follow in the case that an accident does occur.

Instructions

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  Assign enough teachers to each classroom in the child care center. Child care center accidents are often caused by a lack of supervision. Prevent day care accidents by ensuring that your staff can watch each child closely.

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  Examine the power outlets and cords that you have placed in the child care center. If the outlets are accessible to the children, covers should be over them. Also, power cords should not be on the floors of the day care center rooms.

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  Install safety cords on the blinds of the child care center. Small children can become strangled if they are caught in the cords of blinds.

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  Keep toys not in use stored away. Children can trip over toys that are strewn across the room of a child care center. For outside playground equipment, the child care center workers will need to monitor the children closely to ensure that the equipment is appropriate for their age level.

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  Use proper storage and labeling techniques for food items brought into the day care center to avoid incidences of food poisoning or dangerous allergic reactions. Make sure all food handlers wash their hands before distributing snacks and lunches.

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  Lock away any chemicals and cleaning products that a child can ingest. The child care center should have lockable cubbies that only the staff can access.