Fact sheets

Bite-sized facts and safety tips on the main accident risks to children. Easy to read, use and share. Suitable for printing off, emailing, Whatsapp-ing or posting on social. Read more
Translations

Five fact sheets translated into five languages – Urdu, Bengali, Panjabi, Polish and Arabic – for speakers of English as an additional language. Read more
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Make sure you’re alerted when free content is available for Child Safety Week as well as our year-round safety campaigns. Read more

Child Safety Week

Child Safety Week 2021 runs from 7th to 13th June 2021 with the theme Share because you care Child Safety Week is an annual community education campaign run by the Child Accident Prevention Trust (CAPT), acting as a catalyst for thousands of safety conversations and activities UK-wide.

We help families build confidence and skills in managing the real risks to children's safety. We want all children to have the freedom to grow and learn, safe from serious harm.

This year, Child Safety Week runs from Monday 6th to Sunday 12th June.

About Child Safety Week

Find out more about our theme and how you can get involved, download our Information Pack and meet our official supporters. Read more

Displays

Download our poster and other resources to create a colourful Child Safety Week display. Read more

Fact sheets

Bite-sized facts and safety tips on the main accident risks to children. Easy to read, use and share. Suitable for printing off, emailing, Whatsapp-ing or posting on social. Read more

Road safety

Brake celebrates Road Safety Week with the theme Road Safety Heroes. You can be your child’s road safety hero by teaching them how to stay safe while out walking and cycling. Read our tips. Read more

Session plans

Prompt cards illustrating eight common safety scenarios, complemented by short workshop outlines. Use for virtual group work or in-person with parents of under-fives. Read more

Support us

Our fundraising team are on hand to support you with fundraising ideas, materials and guidance and would love to hear from you. We can also inform you of local events that you can participate in. Read more

Translations

Five fact sheets translated into five languages – Urdu, Bengali, Panjabi, Polish and Arabic – for speakers of English as an additional language. Read more

Latest

Visual aides

Share our free gif, download and copyright-free photos to explain what dangerous toys look like.
Leaflet

A free leaflet from the Office for Product Safety and Standards with helpful toy safety messages for parents. Download, print and share to help raise awareness.
Poster

A free poster from the Office for Product Safety and Standards, highlighting safety risks when shopping online and asking: ‘Who are you buying from?’
Social media assets

Social media assets from the Office for Product Safety and Standards with helpful toy safety messages for parents. Get sharing on Facebook, Twitter and Instagram.

Why are grapes so dangerous?

Doctors have issued a stark warning that young children can choke to death on whole grapes.
Button batteries

Button batteries, particularly big, powerful lithium coin cell batteries, can badly hurt or kill a small child if they swallow one and it gets stuck in their food pipe. Find out more.
Making sense of accidents

Many accidents are a part of growing up. Children need to explore and experiment. But some children suffer the pain of serious accidents that can alter the course of their lives forever. Most of these serious accidents are completely preventable by making simple solutions or changes to routines.
Choking

Each day around 40 under-5s are rushed to hospital after choking on something, or swallowing something dangerous. Be particularly aware of sweet items such as mini eggs around Easter time - these are exactly the same size as a toddler's airway.
Fact sheets

Bite-sized facts and safety tips on the main accident risks to children. Easy to read, use and share. Suitable for printing off, emailing, Whatsapp-ing or posting on social.
Falls

Falls are the most common cause of accidental injury to children. While most falls aren’t serious – active children often fall over – some falls can lead to death or long-term disability.
In-car safety

Car seats can be mind-boggling! How do you know if you’ve got the right seat for your child and for your car? When should you move them to the next stage? Our advice on in-car safety can help.
About Child Safety Week

Find out more about our theme and how you can get involved, download our Information Pack and meet our official supporters.
Burns and scalds

95% of all childhood burns and scalds happen at home. Most are caused in the day-to-day situations that many parents don’t anticipate, like children reaching for hot coffee or grabbing hair straighteners.
Suffocation

Babies and young children don't have the control that adults have over their bodies. They can wriggle and squirm but it is harder for them to move out of a dangerous situation.