Background Burns are a significant threat to child health. Preschool children (3–6 years old) are a high-risk group for burns. We conduct an educational intervention study to improve the ability of young children to recognize the risk of burns, as well as the knowledge of caregivers (daycare teachers and parents) in preventing burns and responding to burns to reduce burn cases among preschool children.

Method This study is a pre/post-intervention study. The intervention for teachers is a 60-minute education lecture. For preschool children, the intervention includes five education curricula (an animation "Tangtang little Monster", a presentation, a music, a dance, and a reading book course, 15–25 mins each) and a 2-minute video played for the next 12 months in a loop. The intervention content includes identifying risk factors for burns and simple treatment (cold water). Interventions for parents include watching three videos. Evaluation was conducted for teachers, children, and parents before intervention and one month, six months, and twelve months after the intervention, with an additional assessment for three months after the intervention for children. The evaluation method for children is to mark the answers on the designated brochure.

Result The study included 82 teachers, 732 preschool children, and 700 parents. After the intervention, the awareness of the teachers on child burn (e.g. consequences of burns and treatment for burn) increased from a baseline of 40.45% to 55.4% (1 month) and kept at 55.74% (6 months) and 58.67% (12 months) (p<0.001). The awareness of children aged 3–4 on burn knowledge increased from 69.75% to 82.51% (1 month) and continued to increase to 89.69% (3 months) and kept at 90.11% and 90.39% for 6 and 12 months (p<0.001). The awareness of children aged 5–6 increased from 74.59% to 89.72% (1 month) (p<0.001). After the intervention, the awareness of parents on burn and care for children increased from baseline 37.5% to 47.41% (1 month), 43.07% (6 months) and 44.48% (12 months), respectively.

Discussion This education intervention helps improve the knowledge of child burns among teachers, children, and parents. Over time, the results of education are still significant.