About Child Safety Week

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 7th to Sunday 13th June.

"Words can't describe how grateful I am for my friend posting of the dangers on her Facebook page." - Mum to one-year-old Veda, who swallowed a button battery.

Sharing safety knowledge saves lives. Veda's Mum knows only too well how true this is.

Without her friend's post, she would never have known about the dangers of button batteries and rushed baby Veda to hospital, where doctors saved her little girl's life.

That's why, this Child Safety Week, we are asking you to Share because you care.

The sharing starts right here:

Connect with us on Facebook and start sharing our new safety animations and illustrations launching on Monday 7 June.
Read our safety fact sheets and then share what you’ve learnt with family, friends and colleagues.
Find a range of fresh and free resources for your work with families, including fact sheets, session plans and materials for colourful displays.
Download our Child Safety Week Information Pack for a quick overview of our theme and free resources.

Child Safety Week Information Pack [PDF]

Meet our official supporters

It's thanks to our official supporters that Child Safety Week takes place:

Our funders:

Our partners:

Latest

Child Safety Week kicks off year-round safety work

We’re delighted to kick off Child Safety Week with our offer of a host of downloadable resources to help build families’ confidence and skills in preventing serious accidents.
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.
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.
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.

Child Safety Week kicks off year-round safety work

We’re delighted to kick off Child Safety Week with our offer of a host of downloadable resources to help build families’ confidence and skills in preventing serious accidents.
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.
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.
Safety alerts on super strong magnets

Safety alerts have been issued amid growing concerns of the dangers posed to children by super strong magnets.
New safety standards for button batteries

A campaign to prevent children being killed and injured by button batteries has reached a significant milestone thanks to ground-breaking new safety standards.
Translations

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

Download our poster and other resources to create a colourful Child Safety Week display.
Road safety

Find out how to keep children safe on our roads with our hub of advice and resources to share.
Battery lodged in baby’s food pipe for four months

11-month-old Sofia-Grace was rejecting solid food because she had a button battery lodged in her throat for four months. The outcome could well have been catastrophic.

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 how to keep children safe.
Why are grapes so dangerous?

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

Most car accidents happen close to home. Child car seats can keep your child safe. But not every seat fits every car. And if a seat is fiddly to use, you may be tempted not bother with it on short journeys. Here are our top tips for choosing the best car seat for your child.
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.
Parents

Our Parents Pack is full of quick wins that can help put you in charge of child safety, even when you’re feeling under pressure. Download your copy here.
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.