In June 2021, Water Safety Ireland launched the Hold Hands water safety programme to over 4,000 Early Learning and Care Centres nationwide.
Hold Hands is aimed at 3-5 years old and highlights the importance of water safety at home, on farms, on the beach, at rivers, lakes and on holidays.
Water Safety Ireland sent resource packs to Early Learning and Care Centres that contains six vibrant storyboards. These aim to grab children’s imagination and highlight potential water safety dangers enforcing the key safety message to always hold an adult’s hand near water. The resource pack also includes a pointer, shaped like a hand, so whenever a child engages with Hold Hands, they are physically holding a hand to reinforce the behavioural change the lessons are trying to instil.
In 2022, Water Safety Ireland redevised the storyboards and are now available digitally so they can be displayed on a white board.
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