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Safe Sleep Best Practices Checklist

³Ô¹ÏÍø Training & Curriculum Specialist Safe Environments Lesson 4 Apply Safe Sleep Best Practices Checklist
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Use this checklist to observe and document competencies that specifically address safe sleep practices. As you observe and reflect on a staff member’s practice, indicate how often the staff member performs the following actions using the scale provided. Share your observations with staff and use the information learned from the checklist to identify goals and focus your coaching interactions.

Key: 1 = Never 2 = Rarely 3 = Occasionally 4 = Frequently 5 = Always

 

Infant and Toddler Settings:

  1. Staff member ensures infants are placed to sleep on their backs every time.
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  2. Staff member provides safe sleep environments for all children: one child per crib or cot, no unsafe bedding, etc.
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  3. Staff member maintains active supervision while children are sleeping.
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  4. Staff member describes the program’s safe sleep policy and shares it with families.
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Toddler and Preschool Settings:

  1. Staff member provides adequate, supervised rest time for each child.
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  2. Staff member provides a cot for each child.
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  3. Cots are at least 3 feet apart or separated by a barrier.
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  4. Staff member provides soothing interactions at rest time.
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  5. Staff member provides supervised alternatives for older preschool children who do not nap.
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