Building a Culture of Safety
In this video, Office of Head Start Director Khari M. Garvin introduces the Building a Culture of Safety Campaign.
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Safe environments
Making sure environments are safe allows children to explore and learn with less risk. Promoting a culture of safety prevents injury and illness.
Review these resources to learn more about how to create safe environments.
Building a Culture of Safety Campaign
The Building a Culture of Safety Campaign features resources and in-depth support to help Head Start programs address concerns that affect the safety of children and staff.
Steps to Take if There Is Lead in Your Drinking Water
This tip sheet will answer your questions about what to do if there is lead in your program's drinking water.
Playground Safety Tips for Early Childhood Programs
This video focuses on how to prevent injuries by taking steps to make your playground a safer place. Learn how to create outdoor play areas that minimize risk and maximize opportunities for learning and play.
Zoning to Maximize Learning Highlight
Zoning is a practice used to organize education staff in early education group settings. Watch this video to learn how to implement zoning practices and how zoning maximizes children’s learning.
Planning for Zoning with Infants
In this video, educators plan for how they will zone in their learning environment. Watch as they implement their zoning plan with additional team members.
Zoning Center Time
In this video, three educators zone with preschool children in a group care setting. Watch as an educator scans the learning environment. The educator notices a group of children in the block area and joins them.
Zoning Outside
In this video, one educator communicates assigned zones to team members in an outdoor environment. Listen as the educator discusses zoning options with one of the team members.
Zoning in Mixed Age Group Environments
In this video, a Family Child Care Connects team member discusses with a family child care provider the setup of the STEAM area. Listen as they discuss the usefulness of adding a gate to the learning environment.
Zoning with 1 Adult
In this video, two different educators are zoning on their own. One educator is in an outdoor environment, and the other educator is a family child care provider. Watch to see how these educators implement zoning.
