About 70% of injuries at preschools happen on the playground, but recess is the time when teachers usually become less involved and less aware of children’s activities. We developed the “Stamp-in-Safety” program to improve teacher supervision of children on preschool playgrounds, and evaluated it in a series of studies. The program is effective.

Sample Publications

• Schwebel, D. C., Pennefather, J., Marquez, B., & Marquez, J. (2015). Internet-based training to improve preschool playground safety: Evaluation of the Stamp-in-Safety program. Health Education Journal, 74, 37-45.
• Chelvakumar, G., Sheehan, K., Hill, A. L., Lowe, D., Mandich, N., & Schwebel, D. C. (2010). An evaluation of the Stamp-in-Safety program, an intervention to promote safer playground behavior in children. Injury Prevention, 16, 352-354.
• Schwebel, D. C., Summerlin, A. L., Bounds, M. L., & Morrongiello, B. A. (2006). The Stamp-in-Safety program: A behavioral intervention to reduce behaviors that can lead to unintentional playground injury in a preschool setting. Journal of Pediatric Psychology, 31, 152-162.