Early years settings will have a key role to play in an £18m scheme aimed at cutting the number of accidents in the homes of children living in deprived areas.
Through the 'Safe at Home' project, parents will be loaned equipment such as safety gates, fire guards and window locks, as well as being given advice on the causes of accidents in the home and how to prevent them.
'We know that accidents in the home are the biggest cause of injury to children under five,' said children's minister in the House of Lords, Lady Delyth Morgan, at the launch of the scheme. 'Over one million children of all ages visit hospital every year because of an accident in the home.'
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