Nanny Safety Hub
Services and Resources on Child Safety for Nannies and Caregivers

As a Nanny, you may be responsible for a newborn to an older child. Depending on the child's age, physical ability and their environment, as well as your experience and training with children, these all contribute to the safety of the child. Having an understanding of injury risks among children and prevention measures will help you keep the child as safe as possible. Child safety education and training is provided by Dr. J. DeCarli, a Master Certified Health Education Specialist, Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician, and provides child safety trainings in public health and the U.S. Nanny Association conferences and trainings for nannies.

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Common Childhood Injuries

Fatal and non-fatal childhood injuries such as drowning, falls, fires/burns, poisoning, suffocation and motor vehicle occupant injuries are the leading causes of death and hospitalization among children ages 0-19. In the United States every hour a child dies from an unintentional injury. And for each death there are 29 children hospitalized. 1 in every 5 children die from unintentional injuries (Dellinger and Gilchrist, 2019).  

Overall, boys are at a greater risk compared to girls. In general infants are injured by suffocation and falls. Toddlers, while they become more mobile, are injured by drowning, falls, burns and motor vehicle occupant injuries. Injuries among older children are from motor vehicle occupant, falls, poisonings and sports related injuries. Injuries are never an "accident" and do not occur by chance. With proper layers of protection and prevention efforts injuries are 100% preventable. As a nanny being aware of these risks and discussing prevention efforts with the parent, can help you keep the child you care for much safer. The following are quick tips on keeping a child safe. For a more detailed description on injury risk and prevention by specific childhood age, visit "Parent Central".

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Services

Car Seat Installation and Education Service

• We teach you how to install, test and use your car seat properly, including restraining the child correctly
• Once you use the service, you will have access to your Certified Child Passenger Safety Technician or future questions that can be answered over the phone
• Mobile, in-person services are available to come to your location throughout southern California, as well as similar services nationwide

Call 323-491-6197 to schedule

Childproofing (Home Safety) Service

• ​Either in-person or virtually, we assess each room with you
• Provide a list with resources and materials for each room
• No home is 100% childproofed, but the assessment and recommendations for various layers of protection helps to reduce the risk in the event of a brief lapse of supervision
• Call 323-491-6197 to schedule

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Resources

Car Seat Safety

Beach Safety

​Home Safety

Winter Holiday Safety

Bicycle Safety

​Halloween Safety

​Toy Safety

Winter Sports Safety

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Reference
​Dellinger A, Gilchrist J. Leading Causes of Fatal and Nonfatal Unintentional Injury for Children and Teens and the Role of Lifestyle Clinicians. Am J Lifestyle Med. 2019 Jan;13(1):7-21. doi: 10.1177/1559827617696297. Epub 2017 Mar 15. PMID: 28845146; PMCID: PMC5568777.

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