Safe Sleep
Six Steps to Safety Packet
Safe Slumber: Reducing the risk of SIDS in the Child Care Setting is now on
KS-TRAIN, a web-based self-study online training resource. This 1.5 hour course addresses definitions
and statistics of SIDS and describes steps to reduce infant death in the child care setting. This course is
designed primarily for child care providers, but all professionals working with infants are encouraged to
enroll.
Go to: http://ks.train.org and enter course #1014900 for English and course #1016753 for Spanish.
Parents/guardians and child care providers are encouraged to openly discuss safe sleep
practices to create consistent sleep environments for infants in their care. The SIDS Network of
Kansas has created the following Safe Sleep Policy to assist with the safe sleep discussion.
Please take the time to review and print the policy for use in your child care setting.

To view a copy of the Safe Sleep Policy click here.
Six Steps to Safety—An educational tool distributed to new
and expectant parents throughout the State of Kansas to
reduce the risk of SIDS and all infant mortality. Since 2004
over 30,000 packets have been assembled and distributed
by the SIDS Network of Kansas.

Six Steps to Safety packets are distributed by the county
health departments’ Healthy Start Home Visitor Program.

Packets are available to Healthy Start Home Visitors at the
Governor’s Conference on Public Health each spring.

The Six Steps to Safety are:
  1. Back to Sleep
  2. No Smoking
  3. Get the Lead Out
  4. Home Safety
  5. Buckle Up
  6. Eat Your Veggies
Kansas Cribs for Kids
Cribs for Kids—Thanks to the generous grants from Children’s
Mercy Family Health Partners, the KT Wiedemann Foundation,
the Wichita Community Foundation, and the March of Dimes
the Network has launched a Kansas Cribs for Kids Project.

Cribs for Kids provides cribs for Kansas infants who need
them. Cribs are provided to families through the county health
departments’ Healthy Start Home Visitor Program, based on
financial need.

Crib vouchers are available to Healthy Start Home Visitors at
the Governor’s Conference on Public Health each spring.
                                                 Thanks to our fine sponsors for donating to Six Steps:
*Children’s Miracle Network        *CJ Foundation for SIDS        *Downtown Wichita Kiwanis        *Employees Community Fund of
Boeing Wichita        *Junior League of Wichita        *K.T. Wiedemann Foundation        *The March of Dimes        
*Ronald McDonald Charities        *Wichita Community Foundation        *Wichita Greyhound Charities
Safe Sleep Policy
Creating Safe Sleep Environments for Babies

  • Place a baby...
  • Alone in a safety approved crib
  • Back to sleep for naptime and nighttime
  • In a smoke-free, well-ventilated room
  • The safest place for a baby to sleep is in a room where others sleep, but not in a shared bed.
  • Remove all soft, fluffy bedding and toys from the sleep area.
  • Keep baby's room at a comfortable temperature – not too hot.
  • Consider using a wearable blanket to avoid loose blankets in the sleep area.
  • Breast feed, if possible.
  • Provide "Tummy Time" when the baby is awake and supervised to help strengthen neck muscles
    and avoid flat spots on the head.
  • Consider offering a pacifier at naptime and nighttime after one month
       of age.
  • Share this information with everyone who cares for baby.

For more safe sleep information visit the sites below:
CJ Foundation for SIDS
American Academy of Pediatrics
National Institute of Child Health and Human Development (NICHD)
NICHD publications