Safe Sleep 622-05-25-30-05

(Revised 6/1/22 ML #3677)

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Foster care providers must provide a safe sleeping space including mattress and linens for each individual child, as appropriate for the child’s needs and age. Foster care providers must not co-sleep or bed-share with children in foster care.

 

There are various trainings available for caregivers to become better educated about safe sleep practices. It is important to know:

1. Ways to reduce the risk of sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS) and other sleep-related causes of infant death;
2. What a safe sleep environment looks like; and
3. How bed-sharing can increase risks to the child.

When caring for an infant, foster care providers must know to keep the baby’s sleep area close by yet separate from where they sleep. The baby should not sleep on a bed, couch or armchair with adults or other children, but can sleep in the same room as the foster care provider/s, if appropriate and necessary. If the baby falls asleep in a car seat or swing, move him/her to a safe flat sleeping area to continue sleeping.

 

Caregiver Video:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7cXwlpSJL08&list=PLdnicNpQpb-GgMSiloCCPIVjvOwh06zVt&index=8