Injury Prevention
Conditions
Keywords
playground, injury prevention
Brief summary
Playground injuries are common at childcare centers. Adequate adult supervision is an important component to reducing playground injuries in preschool children. The investigators studied the Stamp-in-Safety Program, an intervention to improve adult supervision and reduce children's risky playground behaviors.
Detailed description
Using a non-equivalent control group design, we evaluated the Stamp-in-Safety program which increases the quality of adult supervision and rewards children for safe play. In an urban childcare center, 71 children, ages 3-5 years, and 15 teachers participated in the study. The primary outcome measures were teacher verbalizations (warnings, explanations, redirects), teacher location (core, outskirts, or fringe of playground), risk taking behaviors by children (using equipment appropriately), and number of injuries on the playground.
Interventions
BEHAVIORALStamp-in-Safety Curriculum
30 minute curriculum on playground safety
BEHAVIORALStamp-in-Safety curriculum
30 minute lesson on playground supervision
Sponsors
Robert Wood Johnson Foundation
Kohl's Cares for Kids Safety Network
Ann & Robert H Lurie Children's Hospital of Chicago
Study design
Allocation
RANDOMIZED
Intervention model
PARALLEL
Primary purpose
PREVENTION
Masking
SINGLE (Subject)
Eligibility
Sex/Gender
ALL
Age
3 Years to 45 Years
Healthy volunteers
Yes
Inclusion criteria
* teachers at childcare center * students at childcare center
Exclusion criteria
* not affiliated with childcare center
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Improve adult supervision on playgrounds | 5 weeks |
Secondary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Decrease preschool children's risky behaviors on playgrounds | 5 weeks |
Countries
United States
Outcome results
None listed