en Nursing Orginal research <div style="text-align: right;"> <div style="text-align: justify;"><span style="line-height:2;"><span style="font-family:Times New Roman;"><span style="font-size:14px;"><span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong><em>Background:</em></strong></span> Accidents are among the most important causes of preventable death in young children, so it is of paramount importance to pay attention to safety principles in kindergartens.<br> <strong><em><span style="color:#2980b9;">Objectives:</span> </em></strong>This study was conducted to assess the non-structural safety of kindergartens in Tehran in 2020.<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong><em>Methods:</em></strong></span> This descriptive cross-sectional study was performed in 175 kindergartens in Tehran-Iran during the autumn of 2020, which were selected by two-step cluster sampling. Data collection tools included checklists for manpower information and construction specifications, as well as a revised safety checklist designed by the Ministry of Health. Data analysis was performed by SPSS 16 software applying descriptive statistics and the Chi-square test.<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong><em>Results</em>:</strong></span> The safety of 65.1% and 34.9% of the kindergartens was very good and good, respectively. Based on the findings of this study, the non-structural safety of the kindergartens was significantly associated with neither manpower information nor construction specifications (P>0.05).<br> <span style="color:#2980b9;"><strong><em>Conclusion:</em></strong></span> Tehran&rsquo;s kindergartens were in good condition in terms of non-structural safety. As the safety status of toys was lower compared to other areas, it is suggested to pay special attention to improving the safety of toys.</span></span></span></div> </div> Accidents, Non-Structural Safety, Kindergarten 10 17 http://nmcjournal.zums.ac.ir/browse.php?a_code=A-10-335-5&slc_lang=en&sid=1 Mehdi Asghari Jighe mzasghari96@gmail.com 100319475328460014244 100319475328460014244 No MS.c, Nursing Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran Nasrin Jafari Varjoshani jafari_ns@yahoo.com 100319475328460014245 100319475328460014245 Yes Assistant Professor of Nursing Department of Community Health Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran Soheila Abbasi abbasi@zums.ac.ir 100319475328460014246 100319475328460014246 No Instructor of Pediatric Nursing, Department of Pediatric Nursing, School of Nursing and Midwifery, Zanjan University of Medical Sciences, Zanjan, Iran Ahmad FAYAZ-BAKHSH fayaz@tums.ac.ir 100319475328460014247 100319475328460014247 No MD, MSc, PhD (Uni Of Sheffield, UK) Associate Professor, Department of Health, Sciences Education Development, School of Public Health, Tehran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran. Department of Health Management and Economics,School of Public Health,Tehran University of Medical Sciences,Tehran, Iran