Emergency Preparedness Planning for Child Care Facilities Jason

Emergency Preparedness Planning for Child Care Facilities Jason Tiller Director Saline County Health Department Salina, KS 2015

• WELCOME • SIGN-IN • TICKETS • HOUSEKEEPING • PACKETS

Who am I? • Director of the Saline County Health Department • Also work in Public Health Preparedness and Health Education • Retired U. S. Army Medical Specialist • 20 years of experience with public health and disaster preparedness and response • Bachelor’s Degree in Public Health • Master’s in Health Education in progress • Just like you – want to make sure my home, family and you are prepared.

Course Objective By the end of this hour, you should be able to: Discuss Steps to Generating Child Care Facility Preparedness Plans

Benefits of a Plan • Reduce Fear • Reduce Anxiety • Minimize the effects of the disaster on the long-term behavioral development • Minimize impact to your business (COOP) • Prevent Injuries • Most importantly – These children spend more time during the day with you than any one else.

Types of Disasters • What do you think? • The types of disasters are ____.

April 21, 1995

May 20, 2013

WARNING: Beware the Rabbit Hole!

Basic Elements of a Disaster Plan: • What are my hazards? • Do I stay or do I go? • If I go, where do I go? • What do I need to have? • How will parents know what I have done? • Who can help me? • How do I keep my business running after? • Who do I call?

Hazard Identification • Inside • Outside around my area • Outside near my area

Do I stay or do I go? • Situation • Types of children • Number of Children versus Providers • Special Needs

P. A. C. E. • P – Primary • A – Alternate • C – Contingent • E – Emergency

If I stay? What do I do? • Identify shelter • Shelter Kit

If I decide to go, where do I go? What do I do? • How do we get out? • Where do we go? • What do we need? • Go – Kits?

Stay or Go? Either way, how do I let the parents know what we did and where we are? • Message Group • Signage • Pre-planning • Contact Forms

KITS • Shelter vs Go • 72 hours • Tailor to your needs • Basic kit better than nothing

$$$$$$$$$ How do I pay for this? • Discount Stores • Garage Sales • Clearance • Here and There • Parent/Staff Help • Pre-Made Kit

Business Continuity of Operations (COOP) • Child care is still a business and part of planning on how your business will continue. • Documents • Insurance • Ready. gov has a set of tools called the Business Continuity Planning Suite.

HELP!!!! E N W T O G N I K R

Conclusion • Preparing takes time and effort but the effects of not preparing can’t be replaced. • Take your time, ask questions and don’t be afraid to ask for help. • A great plan that is put on a shelf, serves no one. • You have to practice, practice. That includes staff first, then kids and parents. • Review the plan and make changes. This should be a living document.

Additional Resources • Ready. gov • FEMA Course IS 36 Multi-Hazard Planning for Child Care • Child Care Aware http: //www. ks. childcareaware. org/ • Red Cross • Child Care Licensing at KDHE: http: //www. kdheks. gov/bcclr/emergency_p reparedness_planning. htm

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