Regulation .01 Emergency Safety.
Regulation .01 Emergency Safety.LinkCopy Citation
The provider or substitute shall:
A.
Prepare and maintain a written emergency and disaster plan that:
(1)
Establishes procedures for:
(a)
Evacuating the home, including an evacuation route;
(b)
Relocating children to a designated safe site;
(c)
Sheltering in place in the event that evacuation is not feasible;
(d)
Notifying parents of children in care; and
(e)
Addressing the individual needs of children, including children with special needs;
(2)
Contains:
(a)
The name of, and contact information for, the local emergency operations center;
(b)
A list of local emergency services numbers; and
(c)
The radio station call sign and frequency for the local Emergency Alert System (EAS);
(3)
Is practiced with children at least:
(a)
Once per month for fire evacuation purposes;
(b)
Twice per year for other emergency and disaster situations; and
(c)
If overnight care is provided, at least four times per year when children in overnight care are present; and
(4)
Is updated at least annually;
B.
Post conspicuously a copy of the emergency escape route floor plan:
(1)
In or near the approved child care area; and
(2)
If overnight care is provided, in each room where a child in care is sleeping;
C.
Regularly orient children, who are old enough to understand, in procedures to be used in the event of a fire or other emergency requiring escape from the home;
D.
Train each substitute and, if applicable, the additional adult on the contents of the written emergency and disaster plan required at §A of this regulation;
E.
In the event of a declared emergency, be prepared to respond as directed by the local emergency management agency through sources of public information;
F.
During an emergency evacuation or practice, take attendance records and emergency cards out of the home and verify the presence of each child currently in attendance;
G.
Instruct children in the use of the 9-1-1 telephone number to summon help in an emergency; and
H.
Meet the following requirements for first aid supplies:
(1)
Maintain first aid supplies as the office requires in a location that is readily accessible to the areas of the home approved for child care;
(2)
Store first aid supplies in a manner that makes them inaccessible to children in care; and
(3)
Bring the first aid supplies along on any activity away from the family child care home.