Emergency Preparedness, Response, and Recovery
These resources will help early childhood programs learn more about emergency preparedness, response, and recovery.
Health, Behavioral Health, and Safety
Safety Practices
Early childhood programs keep children safe when their facilities, materials, and equipment are free of hazards and staff promote safety practices like active supervision. These resources help staff and families reduce the number and severity of childhood injuries. Discover tips for use at home, in cars and buses, on the playground, and in all early childhood settings.
Tips for Keeping Children Safe: A Developmental Guide
During the first five years, children constantly acquire new skills and knowledge. Caregivers who know what children can do and how they can get hurt can protect them from injury.
Hazard Mapping for Early Care and Education Programs
Hazard mapping is a process that Head Start programs can use after an injury occurs. It helps for emergency preparedness planning related to natural disasters.
Tips for Keeping Infants and Toddlers Safe: A Developmental Guide for Home Visitors – Toddlers
The toddler years are a time when children are building skills in all areas. They remember what they learn and share it with others. They understand things more deeply, make choices, and engage with others in new ways.
Tips for Keeping Infants and Toddlers Safe: A Developmental Guide for Home Visitors – Young Infants
Infants depend on their families for food, warmth, and care, and for meeting such basic needs as eating, diapering, sleeping, bonding, and safety. But all babies are unique. Some infants may settle easily and be capable of quickly soothing themselves.
A Guide to Safety Conversations with Families
Learn strategies to support ongoing home safety conversations with families using home safety checklists.
Strategies from the Field: Active Supervision
Marco Beltran, Office of Head Start (OHS), shares how Region IX grantees—Sacramento Employment and Training Agency (SETA) and Contra Costa—have implemented strategies around child supervision. See how these grantees use redundant systems to make sure all children are accounted for in the classroom and on the playground in this 30-minute webinar. Amanda Bryans, director of the Education and Comprehensive Services Division, OHS, also joins the webinar for a question and answer session.
Latex Allergy
Staff wear latex gloves to prevent contact with bodily fluids. However, allergic reactions to latex do occur. Use these tips to prevent allergic reactions to latex gloves.
Mold: Prevention and Remediation Strategies for the Control and Removal of Fungal Growth
Mold is an environmental trigger for allergy and asthma. Learn about the removal of fungal growth, remediation protocols, and the effectiveness of various cleaning strategies.