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Quick home check

60-Second Blind Safety Check

Six quick questions to help you spot anything around your blinds that may deserve a closer look — particularly cords, chains, safety devices and climbable furniture.

Start the 60-second check
✓ Six questions ✓ Immediate result ✓ Free safety resource

One minute could highlight something worth checking.

No complicated assessment. Just a quick look at the things most likely to matter around a blind.

Look around the room

What can a young child actually reach?

Blind safety isn’t only about what is hanging at the window. A sofa, chair, table or toy box can change what becomes reachable once a child starts climbing.

This check is designed for a quick household review whether children live with you, visit regularly or only come occasionally.

This check does not certify that a blind, room or home is safe. It helps identify things that may deserve a closer look or appropriate advice.
01

Cords & chains

Could anything hanging from the blind form a loose loop or become accessible?

02

Safety devices

If a device is fitted, does it appear secure, intact and working as intended?

03

Furniture

Could a chair, sofa, table, shelf or toy box help a child get closer to the blind?

Start your check

Six questions. About one minute.

Answer based on what you can see today. If you’re unsure, choose the unsure option rather than guessing.

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Your result

A next step, not a pass or fail.

Your answers highlight whether nothing obvious was identified, something deserves another look or something should be addressed.

No issue identified

No issue identified from your answers

Nothing obvious was highlighted during this quick check. Keep reviewing the room as furniture moves, children visit or young children become able to climb higher.

Worth checking

Worth checking a little more closely

One or more answers suggests something is uncertain. Take another look at the blind, its operating system and what a child could reach around the window.

Action recommended

Action recommended

At least one answer has identified something that deserves attention. Keep young children away from the potential issue until it has been addressed.

Remember

Three habits that take longer than 60 seconds to forget.

Recheck the room whenever something changes — particularly furniture placement or a child’s ability to stand and climb.

Keep cords and chains out of reach

Consider both direct reach and what a young child could reach after climbing onto nearby furniture.

Keep fitted safety devices in place

If something is loose, damaged, missing or unfamiliar, don’t remove it or improvise a repair.

Recheck when the room changes

A moved sofa, chair, bed or toy box can change what becomes accessible around a window.

Need advice?

Has your check raised a question?

If you’re considering replacement blinds or want to understand the options available for a room used by young children, Village Blinds and Shutters can advise during a free home appointment.

Book a free home appointment 0800 059 0747
Official guidance

Check anything you’re unsure about.

These independent resources provide more detailed blind-safety advice for homes where babies and young children live or visit.

British Blind & Shutter Association

BBSA child-safety guidance

Guidance on safe-by-design products, existing blinds and fitted safety devices.

Visit BBSA ↗ Make It Safe

Practical blind-safety advice

Information about cords, chains and reducing potential hazards around young children.

Visit Make It Safe ↗ Northern Ireland

NI Direct blind cord safety

Northern Ireland guidance covering cords, chains, furniture and children's sleeping areas.

Visit NI Direct ↗

Explore the full Child Safety Centre.

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