Boo-boos will for sure happen at daycare and at school. Here’s a simple list of supplies you should keep in your daycare first aid kit for those inevitable boo-boos. Plus, download a free send-home Boo-Boo Report!
Free Boo-Boo Report Sheet for Daycares and Teachers
How to Make a First Aid Kit
So, I’ll be upfront here and admit I bought a ready-to-go first aid kit. Then, I added a couple more items to it that my state requires. This was cheaper for me, but you can figure it out both ways if you like! Here’s the must-haves for a well stocked first aid kit.
- Soap (I have a cheap bar of soap in mine)
- Adhesive bandages
- Sterile gauze pads
- Tweezers
- Medical tape
- Scissors
- Disposable gloves
There you go! Nothing too out of the ordinary. I also keep a tube of antibacterial cream and peroxide near my first aid kit. Remember to keep the kit out of reach of children, because there are items contained inside the kit that could be dangerous to children.
I also definitely recommend getting Pediatric First Aid and CPR certified if you aren’t already! It could save a life.
Boo-Boo Report
My state representative told me in my orientation training that if a child leaves your care with a mark they didn’t come in with, it needs recorded. This is to save your butt!
It also, of course, is practical. Most parents want to know why their kid develops a bruise on their head the evening after being at your home. Make it easy on yourself and print off a few of these boo-boo reports to have handy when your little buggers get those scrapes and bruises. Send a copy home with mom or dad, and keep a copy in your child’s file, as well.
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