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 Disaster
Preparedness in Early Child Care
and Education Settings
The threat of
disaster is real, whether natural (weather, fire, flood),
unintentional (blackout, chemical spill), or intentional
(terrorist activity) and being prepared is essential. Emphasis
on responding in situations which may require sheltering-in or
evacuation to a safe site, possibly for an extended time (72
hours). Content includes policy and procedure development, types
of disasters; developing procedures for lockdown, sheltering in,
or evacuation; supplies and storage; preparing children; and
parent involvement.
Click to download training
evaluation forms in
English or
Spanish.
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At the end of the
session, the participants will be able to:
- Identify disaster
situations that may occur in child care programs.
- Identify appropriate
responses to specific disaster situations.
- Discuss the need to follow
policy/procedure for specific situations.
- Identify ways to
effectively involve parents; and,
- Identify ways to prepare
children without frightening them.
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Content
includes:
- Types of
disasters (natural, unintentional, and
intentional)
- Developing
appropriate policy and procedures
- Preparing for
lockdown, sheltering in, or evacuation
- Preparing
children for emergency response
- Supplies and
storage (water, food, clothing, infant supplies,
first aid and medication)
- Parent
involvement and notification
- Involvement
with community personnel
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Revised 2008
Click
here for order form (PDF).
(48 PowerPoint Slides or
overhead transparencies*)
Price: $250.00
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Healthy Childcare Consultants, Inc.
2312 Chandawood Drive, Pelham, AL 35124-1229
Telephone 205-663-7402 FAX 205-621-2149
Contact Dr.
Charlotte Hendricks
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* The boxed thumbnail images are examples from the training module. |
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Addresses Head Start Performance Standards.
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here for specific information.
Click here
to read program descriptions in
Spanish. |
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