Biting Incident Documentation Form (Infant/Toddler)

Documents biting incidents in infant and toddler rooms, including the circumstances, immediate response, injuries, and parent notification for childcare recordkeeping and follow-up.

Incident Overview

• Date of incident
• Time of incident
• Classroom / room
• Incident type
• Submit anonymously
  Select this only if your program allows anonymous submission for internal reporting. Do not include names or other PII if submitting anonymously.

Children Involved

• Child who was bitten
• Child who bit
• Were there witnesses?
• Witness names
  List staff witnesses only if needed for follow-up.

Circumstances and Behavior

• What activity was happening?
• What happened immediately before the bite?
  Describe observable events only. Avoid speculation or blame.
• Possible trigger or contributing factor
• Has this child shown similar biting behavior before?

Injury and Immediate Response

• Was an injury observed?
• Describe the injury
  Include visible marks, redness, swelling, or broken skin if observed.
• First aid provided
• Immediate staff response
  Describe what staff did immediately after the incident.

Parent Notification and Follow-Up

• Parent or guardian notified?
• Notification method
• Time parent or guardian was notified
• Follow-up actions
• Additional notes