Culture of Safety and Active Supervision
This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide discusses the culture of safety and active supervision.
Active supervision is the most effective strategy for creating a safe environment and preventing injuries in young children.
Resources here can help Head Start program staff learn how to monitor children’s locations and behaviors in a dynamic way. The collection provides strategies for staff to make sure children of all ages can learn by exploring their environments safely.
This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide discusses the culture of safety and active supervision.
This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide discusses safe indoor environments
This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide discusses safe outdoor environments.
This section of the Health Manager Orientation Guide discusses school bus safety practices.
Preventing Injuries in Early Childhood Programs is a course available on Early Education Pathways that will help you make your early childhood program a safe place for children.
Use these posters to help everyone in your program remember the strategies for active supervision.
Zoning is a way to organize education staff that maximizes learning and supports continued engagement from children. Learn more with the videos, handouts, and learning activities in this in-service suite.
Zoning is a practice used to organize education staff in early education group settings. Watch this video to learn how to implement zoning practices and how zoning maximizes children’s learning.
In this video, educators plan for how they will zone in their learning environment. Watch as they implement their zoning plan with additional team members.
In this video, two educators zone with toddlers in a group care setting. Watch as the educators interact with the children in their assigned zones to maximize learning.
HeadStart.gov
official website of the Administration for Children and Families