A practical, evidence-led course for childminders, nursery staff, and early years leads that turns Lullaby Trust guidance and EYFS expectations into confident, everyday safer sleep practice.
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A practical, evidence-led course for childminders, nursery staff, and early years leads that turns Lullaby Trust guidance and EYFS expectations into confident, everyday safer sleep practice.
Aligned with Aligned with EYFS safeguarding and welfare requirements and Ofsted inspection expectations for safer sleep practice. and legislation including Early Years Foundation Stage (EYFS) statutory framework and Health and Safety at Work Act 1974, this course helps learners build confidence, strengthen judgement, and apply safer day-to-day practice.
Key Topics Include:
Explain why safer sleep is a distinct professional duty in a group or home-based setting, not simply a repeat of home advice.
Apply the Lullaby Trust evidence base correctly, including positioning, temperature, mattress standards, and cot contents.
Recognise the everyday risk factors and shortcuts that quietly undermine safer sleep practice, and respond to them confidently.
Check sleep equipment before every use, follow individual sleep plans, and know exactly what to do if a baby is found in an unsafe position.
A new agency worker settles a fussy baby on their front because 'it worked at my last job'.
A travel cot is folded and unfolded several times a day and nobody has checked the mattress still fits properly.
A baby with reflux has a sleep plan that differs from usual guidance, and a relief staff member has not read it.
A practitioner walks past a sleep room and notices a blanket has ridden up over a baby's face.
Important Notice
This awareness course is not a substitute for role-specific training or competency assessment. Always follow your organisation's policies and procedures.
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