Child Safety Week 2018

Child Safety Week is run by Child Accident Prevention Trust to raise awareness of the risks of child accidents and how they can be prevented. We provide a range of resources to help practitioners run local activities and events and promote safety messages in a fun and engaging way.

Child Safety Week 2018 will take place between 4th-10th June.

This year's theme will be: Safe children: together we’ve got this!

Official sponsors of Child Safety Week 2018:	Official supporters of Child Safety Week 2018:

Action pack & poster - FREE Resources

It's here! Download the free 2018 Child Safety Week action pack for inspiration including tips, advice, activities, competitions and quizzes.Read more

Bitrex® - The Taste Test

Bitrex® is an official sponsor of Child Safety Week. Bitrex® is the bitterest substance ever discovered, making it a powerful deterrent to accidental swallowing of harmful household, garden and automotive chemicals.Read more

Child Safety Week 2018

Child Safety Week is run by Child Accident Prevention Trust to raise awareness of the risks of child accidents and how they can be prevented. Child Safety Week 2018 will take place between 4th -10th June 2018.Read more

Events showcase

Events held during previous Child Safety Weeks to give you some more ideas for your own events and activities.Read more

Parents

Parents play down the life-saving role they play, but the truth is, the small actions we all take day-in, day-out to prevent accidents from happening in the first place are as just as heroic as rescuing children after an accident has happened.Read more

Safe children: together we’ve got this!

Together we can keep children safer from serious accidents. Parents can get advice to help them feel confident and make child safety part of daily life, practitioners can get support and work together with key partners to have impact locally.Read more

Scotland

Accidental injury is a major cause of death and one of the most common causes of hospital admissions for children in Scotland. Child Safety Week raises awareness of serious childhood accidents and how to prevent them.Read more

Sign up to Child Safety Week

Access free resources including the Child Safety Week action pack, poster, competitions, quizzes and more! Simply fill in your details and we'll email links to free downloads as soon as they're available.Read more

Sponsors of Child Safety Week

Just some of the brands, companies and industry bodies who have helped make Child Safety Week possible.Read more

Working in Partnership

Child Safety Week is a great opportunity to establish or continue partnership working. It also offers a way of pooling budgets and resources, and reaching more parents, carers and children.Read more

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Focus on: Summer Safety

The weather has definitely made a great improvement over the last couple of weeks and let's hope it continues right into half-term and beyond. Here’s our definitive guide to summer safety.

Social Media Toolkit - #ChildSafetyWeek

We would love you to help us share our messages in the build up to and during Child Safety Week.

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We are committed to protecting the privacy of your personal data. We will respect any personal data you share with us and keep it safe. We aim to be clear when we collect your personal data and not do anything you wouldn’t reasonably expect.

Action pack & poster - FREE Resources

It's here! Download the free 2018 Child Safety Week action pack for inspiration including tips, advice, activities, competitions and quizzes.

Button batteries

Button batteries are the small, round batteries you find in a growing number of toys and everyday objects like remote controls and car key fobs. They can be extremely dangerous for children if swallowed. What should you do in an emergency?

Action pack & poster - FREE Resources

It's here! Download the free 2018 Child Safety Week action pack for inspiration including tips, advice, activities, competitions and quizzes.

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.

Safety advice

There can be so many risks inside and outside the home, it can be hard to keep track of them all. For instance, did you know that falls are one of the most common causes of childhood accidents?

Why are grapes so dangerous?

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

Fidget spinners – a hidden hazard in the latest playground craze

Fidget spinners are the latest playground craze but doctors have raised concerns about cheap fidget spinners with LED lights powered by small button batteries.

Child Safety Week 2018

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 stepping on hair straighteners.

In-car safety

In-car safety can be a confusing area for parents and carers. You may find that you're not completely clear about the law, are unsure of the safest way for a child to travel, aren't using the most appropriate restraint or have badly fitting child car seats or booster seats which put a child at risk.

Parents

Button batteries