Monday, May 12, 2008
Keeping Kids Safe...
Here is a great resource that you will want to download and keep about children's safety and emergency planning. If you are a licensed child care provider, you are already required to do some of the actions recommended in this workbook. Some specific licensing requirements are listed in the "Emergency planning resources" section.
Keeping Kids Safe: Your Home Child Care Emergency Plan will help you be ready to respond to such emergencies while you’re caring for other people’s children AND to keep your own family safe–since your child care home is also your family’s living space. By planning ahead with this 10-step process, you can feel better prepared to keep yourself and the children safe.
Here is a great resource that you will want to download and keep about children's safety and emergency planning. If you are a licensed child care provider, you are already required to do some of the actions recommended in this workbook. Some specific licensing requirements are listed in the "Emergency planning resources" section.
Keeping Kids Safe: Your Home Child Care Emergency Plan will help you be ready to respond to such emergencies while you’re caring for other people’s children AND to keep your own family safe–since your child care home is also your family’s living space. By planning ahead with this 10-step process, you can feel better prepared to keep yourself and the children safe. The first two sections of the booklet explain how to create your plan, help you identify what emergency risks you face, and give you more resources for emergency planning. In the third section, you will find references and resources to help you plan. The fourth section provides space for you to use this information to write your plan. Make sure your plan is printed as a paper copy; during an emergency you will not have time (or perhaps the electrical power) to fire up your computer. Update the plan often, and keep it in a place where you can put your hands on it quickly. Ideally, you would keep a copy near the main exit of your home, one in your vehicle, and another copy in your designated storm shelter area.
// posted by Tammy Wachter @ 5:22 PM 
