Abstract: A safety cover assembly for an electrical outlet comprises an outlet cover plate and a protective enclosure. The outlet cover plate includes a major face, an outlet receptacle opening within a central portion of the major face and a plurality of flexible retention arms extending forward of the major face. The protective enclosure is attached to the outlet cover plate. A plug receiving portion of the protective enclosure covers the central portion of the outlet cover plate. The protective enclosure includes a plurality of retention arm engagement structures. Each one of the flexible retention arms is disengagebly engaged with a respective one of the retention arm engagement structures for securing the protective enclosure in relative position with respect to the outlet cover plate. The protective enclosure includes an electrical cord recess within an edge wall of the protective enclosure.