Child Safety Week 2024

Get involved! Child Safety Week 2024 runs from Monday 3rd to Sunday 9th June.

Child safety week launches on Monday 3rd June with the theme Safety. Sorted!

Child safety week is the Child Accident Prevention Trust’s (CAPT)community education campaign. The aim of child safety week is to reach as many families as possible with important safety advice – CAPT need your help!

The CAPT website resource centre provides fact sheets and resources to share with families on a variety of safety themes including:

• Burns and scalds prevention
• Button battery safety
• Safe from choking
• Fire Safety
• Preventing strangulation and suffocation – including blind cord safety
• Toy Safety

More information and themes can be accessed via – Free educational resources | Child Accident Prevention Trust (capt.org.uk)

The Help for Early Years Providers website contains information regarding Food Safety, including how to prepare food safely, safe weaning, and food and drinks to avoid. information can be found at Help for early years providers : Food safety (education.gov.uk)

The Blackburn with Darwen, Blackpool and Lancashire Child Death Overview Panel will be raising awareness of key messages and sharing resources throughout Child Safety Week. You can get involved by helping to spread the word on social media using the hashtag #ChildSafetyWeek

Further information and resources to promote Child Safety Week in your setting can be found at the following links:

• Download your display pack – Child Safety Week display pack | Child Accident Prevention Trust (capt.org.uk)
• Logo – CAPT_CSW-2024_rgb.jpg (1080×1080)
• Social media pack – Child Safety Week Social Media Pack | Free download (capt.org.uk)
• Poster – Child-Safety-Week-Poster-2024.pdf (capt.org.uk)