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Self-reported safety practices in child care facilities.

M A O'Connor1, W E Boyle, G T O' Connor

  • 1Department of Maternal and Child Health, Injury Prevention Resource and Research Center, Dartmouth Medical School, Hanover, NH 03756.

American Journal of Preventive Medicine
|January 11, 1992
PubMed
Summary

Child care facilities have safety hazards like hot water and accessible space heaters. Injury prevention interventions are needed to protect children in these settings.

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Area of Science:

  • Pediatrics
  • Public Health
  • Child Safety

Background:

  • Child care settings are common environments for young children.
  • Ensuring safety in these facilities is crucial for preventing injuries.
  • Existing data on specific hazards and prevention practices is limited.

Purpose of the Study:

  • To assess the prevalence of safety hazards in licensed child care facilities.
  • To evaluate current injury prevention practices in these settings.
  • To identify areas for targeted intervention.

Main Methods:

  • A structured telephone interview was conducted.
  • A geographically stratified, randomly selected sample of 130 licensed child care facilities was used.
  • Questions focused on burns, falls, poisoning, playgrounds, and emergency preparedness.

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Main Results:

  • 26.8% reported tap water over 130°F; 14.1% had accessible space heaters.
  • 30.3% lacked safety gates on stairs; 61.4% had no impact-absorbing surface on playgrounds.
  • Only 16.9% had unexpired syrup of ipecac; 55.8% had poison control numbers readily available.

Conclusions:

  • Potential and remediable injury hazards are present in licensed child care centers.
  • Child care providers are a key target for childhood injury prevention programs.
  • Interventions should address identified hazards like water temperature and playground safety.