We launched the Simoa (Safety, Inspect, Monitor, Observe, Act) campaign in August 2021 to help support the sector and reduce the number of incidents of children leaving settings unaccompanied by an adult. We also produced a series of practice notes to support improvement and to help ELC staff keep children safe.
We ask all ELC services to please raise awareness of the SIMOA campaign across your setting or networks as this campaign helps you consider the child’s relationships and safety. We also strongly encourage you to consider the physical environment in your setting and the supervision of children by your staff.
You can review the Simoa campaign tools and practice notes on The Hub website. They will help to remind all ELC staff to be aware of how and why children could leave a setting without a responsible adult and actions to prevent these incidents from happening.
If you have any good practice stories that your services are doing, we would love to hear from you. Please email us at This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.