The home pool is a place of fun and enjoyment. However, they are also associated with a high risk of drowning, particularly for children aged 0 to 4 years.

Young children are naturally curious and attracted to water but do not yet understand the concept of danger, while parents can become complacent about safety around a familiar home environment.

Children have commonly gained access to the pool area through a fence or gate which had fallen into disrepair, the lack of a fence, or a gate that had been deliberately propped open.

In cases of child drowning in home pools, designated supervisors were often distracted by everyday tasks, such as a conversation with another person, answering the door or attending to another child, all of which give a young child time to wander away unnoticed.